(bcls) programme - Singapore General Hospital
(bcls) programme - Singapore General Hospital
(bcls) programme - Singapore General Hospital
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STEP 9A<br />
PERFORM CHEST COMPRESSION<br />
• Lean forward and place your<br />
cheek near the infant’s mouth<br />
and nose.<br />
• Use your middle and ring<br />
fingers to compress the sternum<br />
(breastbone) 4cm.<br />
• Count your compressions:<br />
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and<br />
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 10 and<br />
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 15<br />
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 20<br />
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 25<br />
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 30.<br />
• Perform chest compressions at a rate of at least 100 per minute.<br />
• Healthcare Providers – Check pulse after 5 cycles of 30 compressions :<br />
2 ventilations. If no pulse or unsure presence of pulse, resume CPR.<br />
• Laypersons – Continue performing CPR until help arrives or infant starts moving.<br />
Note :<br />
To facilitate ventilation without delays to re-position the head, use one hand to maintain<br />
the head tilt position while performing chest compressions.<br />
BCLS Programme<br />
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