An emergency situation can be positively impacted by early intervention, and advanced skills are not required for prevention.
A variety of factors and coping skills influence the response of the child or infant’s family or caregivers.
As you approach the scene, mentally prepare yourself for treating the child or infant.
As you approach any child or infant, assess the skin color, appearance, and work of breathing.
The severity of illness will be hinted at by the child or infant’s general appearance, and children or infants are rarely seriously ill when they are alert and interactive.
A sign of respiratory distress in infants is head bobbing.
Respiratory distress is not excluded by a normal pulse oximetry reading.
When attempting to apply supplemental oxygen, infants and young children may become agitated.
Respiratory arrest can be heralded by slowing of normal respiratory rate after a period of respiratory distress.
Hypoxia is most often the cause of bradycardia in children.
The leading cause of death for infants of one month to one year of age is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
The rescuer/provider will be extremely stressed by the unexpected death of a child or infant.
Before suctioning, look inside the mouth and airway if a foreign body is suspected.
Avoid pushing a foreign body in further; do not blindly sweep the airway.
For persons having a seizure, nasopharyngeal airways are useful.
When using bag-valve mask, pull the jaw up into the mask rather than pushing the mask onto the face.
Avoid gastric distention by delivering breaths slowly over one second.
