Table 1 2015 CPR Guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council and American Heart Association [4,5].
Component | Adults and Teenagers | Children | Infants |
|---|---|---|---|
Compression rate | 100–120/min | 100–120/min | 100–120/min |
Compression depth | 5 cm | 5 cm | 4 cm |
Hand placement | Two hands on the lower half of the sternum | Two hands on the lower half of the sternum | Two fingers in the center of the chest |
Chest recoil | Allow full recoil of the chest after each compression; do not lean on the chest after each compression | ||
Interruption minimization | Limit interruptions in chest compressions to less than 10 seconds | ||
