Athena Training UK

To perform CPR on a baby give 5 quick breaths then give 15 chest compressions with crossed thumbs, followed byv2 breaths and continue until help arrives. Fir a choking baby givev5vback slaps then 5 chest thrusts, again with crossed thumbs with the head angled downwards

If a child over 1 year shallows a button battery, give 10mls of honey every 10 mins and get them to hospital

Changes to Paediatric First Aid. If using a Defibrillator on a baby or pr***en place the front pad to the left of the sternum (breastbone) the rear pad between the shoulder blades. For a teenager place the same as an adult. Fir CPR if trained in PFA, give 5 breaths then continue 15 compressions and 2 breaths until help arrives.

Recent changes in using an AED Defibrillator. Notice the new position for the left side pad just under the armpit. For more information ring us on 07875 536680

The Sara Stedy is a non powered standing aid designed to assist individuals with sit-to-stand transfers allowing caregivers to help a person move from a seating to a standing position.

Tp give rescue breaths to a baby, instead of pinching the nose, it is easier to blow through nose and mouth

If you are deeply unconscious your tongue can block your airway ( you can't actually swallow it). Tilting the head back and lifting the chin raises the tongue andows the patient to breathe

Pads however for a baby or child aged under eight. If no paediatric pads, use the adult pads in the child positions, front and back.

Placing pads on an adult or child aged over eight

Pads have pictures

If deeply unconscious the tongue can block the airway

Opening the airway lifts the tongue off the back of the throat