Children and infants.
Recognise warning signs in children and distinguish infant, child and adult procedures.
Infant: under 1 year · child/adolescent: 1 to under 18 · excludes newborn care immediately after birth
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A fictional toddler breathes unusually and is difficult to wake. The second case concerns an age-appropriate training manikin.
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Take warning signs seriously early
Being difficult to wake, marked breathing effort, bluish skin or a seizure are alarm signs in children. Call 112 early and state the age. If the child is unresponsive, use speakerphone and follow the dispatcher. A seizure with fever is not treated by restraint or objects in the mouth.
Key point: Report age, responsiveness and breathing.
Learn paediatric BLS separately
If unresponsive and not breathing normally, five initial rescue breaths are important. Helpers without specific paediatric BLS training are then guided to 30:2; those specifically trained in PBLS use 15:2. If breaths are not possible, still give compressions and get guidance. Infants require a different head position and the two-thumb technique; larger children use one or two hands. Practise the specific techniques in person.
Key point: Do not apply adult compression depth to infants as a general rule.
Age-appropriate choking response and prevention
For infants with severe airway obstruction, use back blows and chest thrusts, not abdominal thrusts. For children aged one year and above, back blows and abdominal thrusts are specified for severe obstruction. Arrange 112 early; do not search blindly in the mouth. If unconsciousness develops, switch to the resuscitation procedure. Store small objects child-safely; never practise manoeuvres on healthy children.
Key point: Infants and children need separate procedures.
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