Answer to Question 1: Dear Alice, The short answer to that question is no. There is no difference for the compressions and breaths for children compared to adults. The only thing that would be slightly different would be the depth of the compressions in a child. At present it is not permitted to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) on a child under the age of 8 years. An AED should only be used by a person who has been trained to do so. The difference between the adult and the child is in the Chain of Survival. With the child we should always look at Prevention as the first step of the Chain. Use of things such as car restraints, seat belts, correctly fitted car seats, will all help to reduce to number of children who may potentially require CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). It is also good to remember that when it comes to children who require CPR the cause is more likely to be Respiratory than Cariovascular. All children put things into their mouths and it may be as a result of choking that the child has collapsed. In this case you would proceed with the CPR as taught in your Occupational First Aid Course. I would recommend that parents, childcare workers, childminders, etc all complete at minimum an emergency first aid or a paediatric first aid course in order to increase awareness of how to deal with a situation should it occur and improve your reaction time if something was to happen. Best Regards, |