What is the defined age for CPR for children and adults?
Here are some excerpts from the AHA guidelines which can be found at http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/112/24_suppl/IV-12 The authors of the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC simplified the BLS sequences, particularly for lay rescuers, to minimize differences in the steps and techniques of CPR used for infant, child, and adult victims. For the first time, a universal compression-ventilation ratio (30:2) is recommended for all single rescuers of infant, child, and adult victims (excluding newborns). Age Delineation Differences in the etiology of cardiac arrest between child and adult victims necessitate some differences in the recommended resuscitation sequence for infant and child victims compared with the sequence used for adult victims. Because there is no single anatomic or physiologic characteristic that distinguishes a “child” victim from an “adult” victim and no scientific evidence that identifies a precise age to initiate adult rather than child CPR techniques, the
