children over 1 year

• Open the child's airway

  1. Place 1 hand on their forehead and gently tilt their head back and lift the chin

  2. Remove any visible obstructions from their mouth and nose
• Give rescue breaths


  1. Pinch the child's nose

  2. Seal your mouth over their mouth, and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth, checking that their chest rises

  3. Give 5 initial rescue breaths
• Perform chest compressions


  1. Place the heel of 1 hand on the centre of the child's chest and push down by 5cm (about 2 inches), which is approximately one-third of the chest diameter

  2. Use 2 hands if you can't achieve a depth of 5cm using 1 hand
• Cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths

  1. After every 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 a minute, give 2 breaths

  2. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths until the child begins to recover or emergency help arrives
• Chest compressions


  • The quality (depth) of chest compressions is very important