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While attending the #911onFOX and #TheResident event last week in LA to celebrate the 2-Night Premiere of 9-1-1 on September 23^rd and 24^th at 9/8c and The Resident on September 24^th at 8/7c only – I got to mingle with many locals and attend a Infant and Toddler CPR training event that focused primarily on CPR for infants and toddlers. I was thrilled to get a deeper and more in-depth training as every other CPR class I have attended focused more on adults and just barely grazed the surface of babies.

We were lucky enough to have Richard from Save A Little Life come and give us a very in-depth AND updated course in infant and toddler CPR. Their company has been in business since 1999 and offer a host of classes (certified and non-certified). I highly recommend you check out their site and subscribe to their social account for the latest rules, regulations and recalls.

 

Here are 20 lifesaving facts and tips I learned at the 911 Infant and Toddler CPR event:

Disclosure: I am not a medical professional or CPR trainer. These are simply tips I learned while attending a training event, please seek out advice from a medical professional, take a Basic Life Support Course, or get CPR trained if you have any questions.

 

• Currently, no mouth to mouth is needed, chest compressions are just as effective
• 20% of drowning occur under the supervision of an adult
• Toddlers have a higher risk of choking while eating and walking
• Little ones have chest cartilage vs fully developed bone and you cannot seriously injure them while doing CPR
• When doing CPR on a child, you should aim for 106 beats (compressions) per minute
• Kids as young as 5-6 should learn basic CPR and how to call 911
• If you are doing chest compression for a long time, 30 chest pumps and 2 rescue breaths is recommended
• People don’t die from receiving CPR, they die from NOT receiving CPR
• CPR is an oxygen bridge. This bridge is to get oxygen to the brain
• Less than perfect CPR is better than no CPR
• Got to aap.org for the latest data and current recommendations to help prevent SIDS
• Once a baby can roll over, they should no longer be swaddled
• Latest car seat recommendations are to keep rear facing as long as possible, even up to 40-50lbs
• More lives are saved if CPR is started from the time of discovery to the moment help arrives
• You only have 30 seconds to recognize choking and take action
• Avoid accidental choking by not feeding kids in the car, as your vision is impaired
• Children should be in a car seat up to 65 lbs.
• Chest compressions to the song rhythm “Staying Alive” is the perfect pace
• Coughing, gagging and vomiting are nature’s choking prevention
• Stay in your life-saving “triangle” when baby is choking – Mouth sweep, back blows, and chest presses, REPEAT until obstruction is removed

I hope this little tidbit of information got you thinking or maybe refreshed some thoughts from prior training for infant and toddler CPR you may have received. I advise you to check out Save A Little Life to get certified or contact your local hospital. Additionally, it was highly advised that any one that watches your little ones, a neighbor, grandparent or older sibling, gets trained with basic CPR.