Children Under 1 Check for Responsiveness: Tap the infant gently
and shout to see if she makes a noise or moves. If she doesn't
respond, immediately send someone to call 911 (do NOT leave your
infant to call 911 until you've performed CPR for at least two
minutes). Check for Breathing: Lay the baby on her back (if
there's any chance the infant has a spinal injury, enlist two
people to move the infant to prevent twisting her head or neck).
With Baby on her back, lift up her chin with one hand while
pushing down on her forehead with the other hand. Look, listen,
and feel for breathing. Do this by placing your ear close to
your baby's mouth and nose. Listen and feel for breath against
your cheek while you watch her chest for any movement. Perform
Rescue Breathing: If you do not see, hear, or feel your baby
breathing, you'll need to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
To do this, cover Baby's mouth and nose gently with your mouth
(or you can cover just her nose and hold the mouth shut). Keep
the infant's chin l