What is the compression rate for CPR in a child of 5 years old?

Question

a)40 compression
b)60
c)80
d)100
Thanks!

Answer 1

The CPR rates are the same universally the is 30:2 that is 30 compressions, and two breaths.

The rate for compressions is the same for infant, child and adult, the only difference in the compressions is the method which is two fingers for an infant, one hand for child, and two hands for adult, and the delivery of breath, is a puff for a infant, mouthful for child and full breath for adult.

The rate for a single rescuer would be around 80 compressions. For two person rescuer then it should be around 100 compressions per minute.

At a rate of 30 compressions to 2 breaths you would get approximately 80 compressions in the minute this is because the interruption of breaths. If you chose anything lower then your not getting enough compressions in or breath, any faster your would (the rescuer) become dizzy and faint.


Rate of chest compressions
Rescuers should perform chest compressions for all ages at a rate of approximately 100 compressions per minute (almost 2 compression/second), This does not imply that 100 compressions will be delivered each minute since the number will be reduced by the interruptions for breaths given by the rescue breathing {class A; LOE Expert Consensuses Opinion}

Guideline 6
From the Australian Resuscitation Council

Please check the links below and you will find that Australian guidelines are almost the same as America and no doubt UK.

edit 17th February

Ok let put this into perspecitive there is 60 seconds in a minute right?

Then if you have to give 100 compressions in a mintue. Then when and how do you get your rescue breaths in?

100 compression devided by 60 seconds equates to 1.6666666 seconds for each compression, times this by 60 equals 99.999996 seconds leaving you to do 6 rescues breaths in .000004 seconds. That is two rescue breaths before you start compressions, and two after each set of compressions.

To get 100 compressions that would about 3 1/2 cycles in a mintue. 3.5 timed by 30 is 105.

Also as a instructor we teach that you do 5 cycles of 30:2 in a two mintue period, then half of 5 is 2 1/2 cycles. We also no longer teach people to check for a pulse.

http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/112/24_suppl/IV-12#SEC4
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-cpr/FA00061

And you should never stop CPR at a mintue, unless applying a AED, but AED's are not designed for children under 8 years of age, unless pediatric pads are avilable.
Source(s):
First Aid instructor and Workplace Trainer & Assessor
http://www.resus.org.au/
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol1...

Answer 2

Compress the chest 30 times, at a rate of 100 compressions per minute.

Answer 3

Compression RATE is 100/minute.

You do cycles of 30 compressions to two breaths.

Answer 4

The latest recommendation is that all CPR is done at the rate of 30 compressions to 2 breaths. You would do it faster for a child than an adult but the rate isn't that important...as long as the compression is effective!

Answer 5

Shouldn't you have learned this in class? That is crap, trying to get your answers from other EMTs/medics.. How the hell are you gonna learn if you don't do the work yourself?

Answer 6

Read your book...it will probably have the answer.

Answer 7

Neither
30 is the answer.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-a...
http://www.firstaidweb.com/child4.php.