American Heart Association

Current CPR Guidelines (for healthcare providers)

Maneuver	Adult: 8 years and older	Child: 1 to 8 years	Infant: Under 1 year
Activate	Activate / call for AED when victim found unresponsive If asphyxial arrest likely, call after 5 cycles (2 minutes) of CPR	Activate after performing 5 cycles of CPR For sudden, witnessed collapse, activate after verifying that victim unresponsive
Airway	Head tilt-chin lift (suspected trauma; use jaw thrust)
Breaths Breath check < 10 secs)	2 breaths at 1 second/breath	2 effective breaths at 1 second/breath
Rescue breathing without chest compressions	10-12 breaths/min (approximately 1 breath every 5-6 seconds)	12-20 breaths/min (approximately 1 breath every 3-5 seconds)
Rescue breaths for CPR with advanced airway	8-10 breaths/min (approximately 1 breath every 6-8 seconds)
Foreign-body airway obstruction	Abdominal thrusts		Back slaps and chest thrusts
Circulation Pulse check (< 10 secs)	Carotid (can use femoral in child)		Brachial or femoral
Compression landmarks	Center of chest, between nipples		Just below nipple line
Compression method: Push hard and fast Allow complete recoil	2 Hands: Heel of 1 hand, other hand on top	2 Hands: Heel of 1 hand, with second on top, or, 1 Hand: Heel of 1hand only	1 rescuer: 2 fingers 2 rescuers: 2 thumb-encircling hands
Compression depth	1 ½ - 2 inches	About 1/3 - ½ the Depth of the chest
Compression rate	About 100/min.
Compression- ventilation ratio	30:2	30:2 (single rescuer) 15:2 2 rescuers