What should be done if an infant's pulse is less than 60 during CPR?

When an infant's pulse is less than 60 beats per minute during CPR, the appropriate action is to continue high-quality chest compressions and ventilations. This is crucial because a heart rate below 60 indicates that the infant is in severe bradycardia, which can lead to cardiac arrest if not addressed.

The guidelines emphasize the importance of maintaining circulation through effective chest compressions while simultaneously providing ventilations to ensure that oxygen is being delivered to the infant's vital organs. The correct ratio of compressions to breaths in infants is 30:2 when there is a single rescuer, and 15:2 when there are two rescuers.

Continuing compressions helps maintain blood flow, which is vital to perfusion, while providing rescue breaths ensures that oxygen is getting into the lungs. These combined efforts are essential for increasing the chances of survival and promoting the restoration of a normal heart rhythm.

Other choices do not provide the immediate intervention required to address the life-threatening situation posed by a low pulse in an infant. Therefore, the focus should always remain on delivering continuous, effective compressions and ventilations in such emergency scenarios.