Whats the best way to learn infant and child CPR?
The best way to learn how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is from a certified instructor. Classes are offered at hospitals, community centers, and local chapters of the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. It’s preferable to attend a class than to try to learn a set of instructions from a book or Web site (although it’s good to have these materials available to refresh your memory). Your instructor will use a child-size mannequin to demonstrate how to perform every aspect of the technique, such as how far back to tilt your child’s head and just how hard to strike her back if she’s choking on something. Practicing each step of CPR yourself — with an experienced instructor to guide you — will help you learn how to do it and remember what you’ve learned so you’ll feel prepared in the event of an emergency. You can even have a certified instructor come to your home or another gathering place to teach a group you assemble. You might invite babysitters, grandpa
