Quality of chest compressions performed by school-age children — a quasi-experimental simulation-based study

Impact of anthropometric factors on chest compression depth during CPR provided by children aged 11–14 in a community-wide study

“…Based on these two guidelines, authors confirmed that the minimal age for effective CPR should be 10 11 , 15 , 18 or 11 years, 29 though after an update of ERC guidelines in 2015, it is suggested that children should be 12 years old 10 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 or even older. 22 , 23 , 24 Our study is consistent with those findings, showing that the majority of children below 12 years old delivered ineffective CPR. However, there was great variability among the trainees' efficacy.…”

Methods to teach schoolchildren how to perform and retain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Only 4 studies included students with age < 10. 69 , 99 , 102 , 107 The average weighted height and weight of the students were 158.5 ± 8.1 cm and 46.3 ± 8.9 kg, respectively. Almost 30% of the students had prior CPR training before participation.…”