American AED CPR Association - Online CPR/AED/First-Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens certifications
American AED CPR Association - Online CPR/AED/First-Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens certifications

CPR Key Numbers

Key Numbers Chart

Compression / Ventilation Ratio (without advanced airway)
Adult
1 or 2 rescuers - 30:2
Child/Infant
1 rescuer - 30:2
2 or more rescuers - 15:2
Compression / Ventilation Ratio (with advanced airway)
Adult/Child/Infant
Continuous compressions at a rate of 100-120/min Give 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/min)
Compression Rate
Adult/Child/Infant
100-120/minute
Compression Depth
Adult
At least 2 inches (5 cm)
Child
At least one third of the diameter of chest About 2 inches (5 cm)
Infant
At least one third of the diameter of chest About 1½ inches (4 cm)
Hand Placement
Adult
2 hands on the lower half of the breastbone (sternum)
Child
2 hands or 1 hand (optional for very small child) on the lower half of the breastbone (sternum)
Infant
1 rescuer
2 fingers in the center of the chest, just below the nipple line

2 or more rescuers
2 thumbs – encircling hands in the center of the chest just below the nipple
Rescue Breathing
Adult
1 Breath Every 6 Seconds (10 Breaths per minute)
Child/Infant
1 Breath every 3-5 Seconds (12-20 Breaths per minute)
Activation of EMS
Adult
If you are alone with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR
Child/Infant
Witnessed collapse:
If you are alone with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR

Unwitnessed collapse:
Give 2 minutes of CPR. Leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED Return to the child or infant and resume CPR, use the AED as soon as it is available.
Recognition of Cardiac Arrest
Adult/Child/Infant
Check for responsiveness - No breathing or only gasping (no normal breathing) No definite pulse felt within 10 seconds
Minimizing Interruptions
Adult/Child/Infant
Limit interruptions in chest compressions to less than 10 seconds
Compression / Ventilation Ratio
(without advanced airway)
Adult
1 or 2 rescuers - 30:2
Child/Infant
1 rescuer - 30:2
2 or more rescuers - 15:2
Compression / Ventilation Ratio (with advanced airway)
Adult/Child/Infant
Continuous compressions at a rate of 100-120/min Give 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/min)
Compression Rate
Adult/Child/Infant
100-120/minute
Compression Depth
Adult
At least 2 inches (5 cm)
Child
At least one third of the diameter of chest About 2 inches (5 cm)
Infant
At least one third of the diameter of chest About 1½ inches (4 cm)
Hand Placement
Adult
2 hands on the lower half of the breastbone (sternum)
Child
2 hands or 1 hand (optional for very small child) on the lower half of the breastbone (sternum)
Infant
1 rescuer
2 fingers in the center of the chest, just below the nipple line

2 or more rescuers
2 thumbs – encircling hands in the center of the chest just below the nipple
Rescue Breathing
Adult
1 Breath Every 6 Seconds (10 Breaths per minute)
Child/Infant
1 Breath every 3-5 Seconds (12-20 Breaths per minute)
Activation of EMS
Adult
If you are alone with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR
Child/Infant
Witnessed collapse:
If you are alone with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR

Unwitnessed collapse:
Give 2 minutes of CPR. Leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED Return to the child or infant and resume CPR, use the AED as soon as it is available.
Recognition of Cardiac Arrest
Adult/Child/Infant
Check for responsiveness - No breathing or only gasping (no normal breathing) No definite pulse felt within 10 seconds
Minimizing Interruptions
Adult/Child/Infant
Limit interruptions in chest compressions to less than 10 seconds
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