While placing your fingertips on to the bony prominence of the child’s jaw, lift the chin into a neutral position. Head tilt should be used initially by placing your hand on the forehead to gently tilt the head.Turn infant on his/her back on a firm surface where you are able to be directly above the infant.
The Paediatric Basic Life Support guidance does not include advice for the layperson and covers the actions of health care professionals with a duty of care (for the full guidance visit Unresponsive – shout for help! This is a concise version of the full procedure offered by Resuscitation Council (UK) and all readers are strongly advised to read this guidance to ensure up-to-date practice while performing this procedure ( Figure 23.1). any child less than 1 year of age but not a newborn baby). This section deals specifically with infant resuscitation (i.e. Reproduced with permission of WileyĬardiorespiratory arrest is an uncommon event for most child health nurses but the ability to perform the procedure effectively and efficiently is paramount.
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Resuscitation Council (UK)įigure 23.2 Correct neutral position of head for successful airway managementįrom Lissauer and Fanaroff (2011) Neonatology at a Glance, 2nd edition. Figure 23.1 Paediatric Life Support Algorithm