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5. PUTTING THE BABY IN THE RECOVERY POSITION
If your resuscitation efforts are successful and the baby's respiration
and blood circulation are restored, put her in the recovery position.
Hold the infant in your arms with her face facing yours and her head
slightly tilted to the side.
This position provides prevention against suffocation with a swallowed
tongue or vomit (fi g. 9).
Keep monitoring the baby at all times, especially focusing on her
breathing and on the signs of uninterrupted blood circulation. Watch
the color of her skin. NOTE: If her skin begins to turn blue or gray,
it may be a sign of a relapsing breathing or blood circulation failure.
Make sure that the baby's proper body temperature is maintained.
Above all, protect her against hypothermia.
When should you call the emergency services on the emergency number 999 or on the European emergency
number 112?
If there are several fi rst-aiders at the site, one calls the emergency immediately after a respiration or cardiac
arrest has been detected. The other fi rst-aider starts resuscitation immediately.
If you are alone, start resuscitating according to the emergency care for children rules. Resuscitate a child
for about 1 minute then call the emergency services. If you do not have a phone at hand and have to run to
another place to seek help (be it an adjacent room), it is advised to take the resuscitated child with you as
that will prevent the time loss that would be unavoidable if you had to run back to the child after calling for
help.
WHEN TO END RESUSCITATION:
Keep resuscitating until the baby begins to show signs of life (spontaneous breathing, pulse, movements),
until a qualifi ed paramedic arrives or until you are absolutely exhausted. Note: A newborn is less then 1 month
old. An infant is 1 month to 1 year old.
Reference materials:
– ERC Guidelines for resuscitation 2010,
– První pomoc u dětí (First Aid for Children) – MUDr. Pavel Srnský, ČČK 2007
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Fig. 9