For infants use your mouth to make a complete seal over the infants mouth and nose then blow in for one second to make the chest clearly rise now deliver two rescue breaths begin cpr if the child or baby is unresponsive to the rescue breaths begin cpr. Shout and gently tap the child on the shoulder if there is no response and not breathing or not breathing normally position the infant on his or her back and begin cpr 2 give 30 compressions give 30 gentle chest compressions at the rate of 100 120 minute use two or three fingers in the center of the chest just below the nipples press down approximately one third the depth of the chest about 1 and a half inches. Cpr for infants up to 12 months of age cpr for infants is similar to cpr for adults and children there are a few differences as follows checking for responsiveness never shake an infant as this may cause brain damage to check for responsiveness in an infant tap the soles of the feet while calling to the infant in a loud voice. If the foreign body is removed and the infant is not breathing begin cpr conscious child over one year old to dislodge an object from the airway of a child perform abdominal thrusts the heimlich maneuver as described for adults avoid being overly forceful in order to avert injury to ribs and internal organs use your best judgment