The development of adaptive skills is highly interdependent with the development of skills in other domains. For example, if a child is slow to develop social interaction skills because of a speech-language delay, his or her social responsibility and overall adaptive skills will be greatly affected.
By Chris Woolston, M.S. CPR -- cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- is a potentially life-saving procedure that can restart a person's heartbeat and breathing. CPR is often used to revive victims of electric shock, near-drowning, and heart attack. According to the National Institutes of Health, quick CPR can triple a victim's chances for survival. The best way to learn the technique is to take a certified training class.
During compressions on a child patient, depress the chest about 2 inches. In the adult procedure, rescuers should depress the chest at least 2 inches. If two rescuers are performing CPR, the ratio of compressions to rescue breaths is 15:2. The ratio for lone rescuers and all adult procedures is 30:2. A manual defibrillator is preferred for infant patients, although an automatic defibrillator may be used if a manual defibrillator is not available.