REANIMATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARENTS
Picture 1.:The device alarms. Go to the baby, uncover him/her, turn him/her on
the back and shout at him/her loudly. Pinch him/ her strongly on the shoulder.
If the baby does not respond to these strong stimuli (moving, cry, whimper),
he/she is likely to be unconscious. Call for help!
Picture 2.: Take the baby out of the bed and place him/her on a hard surface.
Make the baby’s chest free, remove thick clothes.
Picture 3.: Move the baby’s head into middle position so that the airways are
free.
Picture 4.: Look
into the baby’s mouth, if there is something, turn the baby on
the side and clean his/her mouth with any kind of textile.
Picture 5.: Bend your head to the
baby’s face so that you can see his/her belly
and chest. Examine the
baby’s breathing for 10 seconds
in this position: whether you see, hear or perceive it.
Picture 6.: In case you perceive no breathing, start to practice kiss of life on
the baby according to the following instructions. Hold the
baby’s head in
middle position. Place your mouth on the
baby’s
mouth and nose, and slowly blow in/insufflate (just using your facial muscles).
Picture 7.: Rise from the
baby’s head, turn his/her face on the side and check
if the chest sinks, which means that the blown-in air leaves. Take a breath and
repeat the procedure. You should insufflate 5 times. Observe the signs of
circulation for 10 seconds: e.g. gulp, cough, hiccup or any kind of movement.
If there is any sign that implies circulation, continue practising kiss of life until
the baby starts breathing again or the ambulance arrives.
Picture 8.: In case you detect no circulation, press the medium of the thorax 30
times in order to compress the chest.
The compression point is one inch below the straight line that connects the
two nipples, in the middle of the thorax. Place your index finger and middle
finger on the breastbone (sternum) and press it down about 3 cm, then relax.
Repeat 30 times.
During the procedure your index finger and middle finger shall be stretched
out, at right angles to the breastbone. Stop for a while when pressing down.
Repeat the two procedures (kiss of life and thoracic compression) by turns for
a minute: 2 blows, 30 compressions, and so on. Call for help after a minute
passes. Continue the reanimation process: insufflate and compress by turns
at 2/30 proportion.
