Adult CPR
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1 or 2-rescuer adult CPR?
Give 30 compressions to 2 breaths.
You are giving breaths while your partner does chest compressions. You notice that they are not allowing for complete chest recoil. What will you do?
Tell your partner you notice decreased chest recoil.
A child has collapsed by water and is partially submerged. You need to use the child AED on them. What do you do first?
Get them out of the water before using the AED.
A 76-year-old woman is found unresponsive, not breathing and without a pulse. You and your partner start high-quality CPR. When should you switch positions?
About every 2 minutes (approximately 5 cycles).
When should rescuers switch positions during CPR?
About every 2 minutes.
A 7-year-old child has collapsed. You check that the scene is safe and you determine the child is in cardiac arrest. You start CPR. Two EMTs arrive, what action should occur next tp support team-based CPR?
The two EMTs should alternate giving high-quality chest compressions.
How deep should chest compressions be for a child?
At least one third the depth of the child's chest, approximately 2 inches.
If a person is making gasping sounds and they have no pulse, do those gasps count as normal breathing?
No. Gasping sounds are not normal breathing, especially for this person that also has no pulse. This person needs CPR.
Turning on the AED is the first step.
Your team member is performing chest compressions. You notice that they are becoming red in the face and sweat lines their forehead. They start to slow compressions to under 100-120 per minute. What should you say?
"You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute."
Sometimes a team member may need to correct actions that are incorrect or inappropriate. Remember to be respectful.
A 7-month-old infant is responsive and choking. How do you relieve their choking?
Give 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts.
How do you know if you are providing effective breaths with a pocket mask or bag-mask device?
You should see chest rise with each breath.
You are performing high-quality CPR on an adult. Hw deep should your compression depth be?
When performing high-quality CPR for an adult, a compression depth of at least 2 inches (5 centimeters) should be used.
What important element of team dynamics is this?
"Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt worsens."
The element of knowing your limitations. Every member of the team should know their limitations.
A infant victim has a foreign object obstructing their throat. They are choking. After you perform back slaps and chest thrusts, the infant becomes unresponsive (no pulse, not breathing). What do you do?
Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions
What is the FIRST thing you check when walking up to a scene where a person might be needing CPR?
Check if the scene is safe before approaching.
The AED detects ventricular fibrillation, which is an abnormal heart rhythm. What is the next step when using the AED?
Follow the AED prompts
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Clear r___ and r________: "The team functions smoothly when all team members know their positions, functions an tasks during a resuscitation attempt."
Clear roles and responsibilities.
What is the only time that you use the compression to breaths ratio of 15:2 for infants?
When two rescuers are performing CPR on an infant, you will do a ratio of 15 compressions to two breaths.
Why is defibrillation (using the AED) important?
Defibrillation can restore a regular cardiac rhythm.