If it's an adult, you should immediatly before CPR. If its a child, you should do CPR for 5 minutes and then call. It's approximately 2 Minutes for the infant or child. ~Jason, just passed his FirstAid/CPR Taining.
See the related link for how to give CPR to an Adult, Child, or Infant. ECC 2005 standardized the ratio for the lay person to 30 compressions / 2 breaths for an Adult, Child, or Infant.
Infants in need of CPR must be positioned differently than adults in need of CPR. Also, circulation needs to be checked in a different position for infant CPR than for adult CPR (check the carotid artery instead of the brachial artery). Thus, it would be more helpful to attend a child-specific first aid course as well, instead of simply taking an adult-specific first aid course.
Adult CPR is needed for whenever someone needs aid in breathing. Therefore, it can be any age that needs it, as long as the person has a certification in CPR for legal reasons. The word "adult" refers to at least age 18, so adult CPR is CPR for those 18 and over only.
A CPR Course is a course that is offered by many Non-For-Profit companies such as Red Cross Canada and St. John's Ambulance. The course will teach you how to perform CPR on an unconscious person. There are three main levels of CPR. Level A, Level C, and Level HCP.Level A: Emergency First AidLevel C: Standard First AidLevel HCP: Health Care Provider
Do not stop CPR to check for signs of life in Adult CPR. Continue CPR until help (EMS) arrives or someone takes over.
In terms of providing first aid to an ''adult'', it is usually made on a subjective judgment of the casualty's size rather than age. A child is usually classed as up until puberty and an adult may be classed as after that. For example in CPR, 'child' CPR should be followed for children up until age 12 (approx) but 'adult' CPR can safely be administered to casualties above this age. It is usually made on judgment and there is no definite age limit.
An adult of course.
Signs of breathing difficulty in adult CPR are wheezing, irregular, shallow, or gasping breaths.
For lay CPR, no pulse check is required.
when an adult victim is in a dangerous environment
For giving CPR, an adult is defined as someone over the age of 12 by the American Red Cross.