Basic Life Support

Automated External Defibrillator

for Infants and for Children From 1
to 8 years old

Madyline Victorya Katipana

 Objective

Choose the When to

correct size attach and
AED pads use AED
 Choose the AED

AED have One shock dose for adult

been Modified One shock dose for children

Shock Dose Based on the type of AED

Be familiar with the AED

Important
Follow the steps
Use of an AED for Infants
and Children

AED
As soon as
it is possible

Use child
pads and
child system
 Use of an AED for Infants
For Infants

Manual Defibrillator

If not available

AED equipped with a Pediatric Dose Attenuator

If not available

AED without a Pediatric Dose Attenuator

 If use of Adult Dose

If the AED doesnt have

Child Pad or Key or Switch

Use the adult pads and

Deliver the adult Dose
Dont touch each
other
For 8 years of age and Older

Use only
Adult Pads
For younger than 8 years old

Use child pads

Turn on the key

to deliver a child
shock dose (if
available)
 Basic Life Support
CPR with an Advanced Airway

Madyline Victorya Katipana

Compression Rate
Advanced No Advanced
Airway Airway
2 Rescuer LMA Mouth-to-
100/mins Supraglottic mouth
Pause ETT Mouth-to-
compression mask
Bag-mask
Ventilation Technique Compressions to Compressions to
Breaths Breaths
(Adult) (Child and Infant)
No Advanced Airway 30 compressions to 2 15 compressions to 2
breaths breaths
Compressions rate of Compressions rate of
at least 100/min at least 100/min
Advanced Airway Compressions rate of at least 100/min without
pauses for breaths
1 breath every 6-8 seconds (8-10 breaths/minute)