CPR - Step 5
Give 30 Chest Compressions
For Adults and Children (1–12 years old):
- Place the heel of one hand in the center of the chest.
- Place your other hand on top and interlock your fingers.
- Put your shoulders over your hands with your elbows straight.
- Then push straight down at least 2-2.4 inches deep (2 inches for a child).
- Let the chest recoil fully after each compression.
- Do 30 compressions at a rate of 100–120 per minute.
- Ensure you are at this rate - if you begin to feel tired then rotate CPR with another individual, if you are alone keep on pushing until you cannot anymore
For Infants (under 1 year old):
- Use two fingers just below the nipple line.
- Push about 1.5 inches deep.
The beat of a song is a good way to time out the compressions::