Pressing on the chest for CPR is called doing "compressions." To do compressions on an infant using the 2-thumb method:
- Hold the infant with your hands
around their chest
- Place the tips of your thumbs (side-by-side) on the infant's breastbone, just below the nipples
- With each compression, make sure the infant's chest drops down at least 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters)
- Lift all pressure off the infant's chest between compressions, so their chest goes back to where it was
