For children and infants, two rescuers perform CPR with which ratio?

• A. 15 compressions and 2 breaths
• B. 30 compressions and 2 breaths
• C. 10 compressions and 2 breaths
• D. 20 compressions and 2 breaths

Answer: (A)

When two rescuers work together on children or infants, the CPR cycle uses fifteen chest compressions for every two breaths. This balance helps ensure adequate ventilation, which is often the critical factor in pediatric arrests, while still delivering enough circulations to perfuse vital organs. Having two rescuers allows one to deliver breaths while the other performs compressions, reducing pauses and keeping the rhythm steady. In contrast, the one-rescuer approach and adult CPR typically use a thirty-to-two ratio because the priority is to maximize blood flow with fewer interruptions when ventilation can be delivered less frequently. So, for two-rescuer pediatric CPR, fifteen compressions followed by two breaths is the standard approach.