Compressions
Chain of Survival
Respirations
Defibrillation
Miscellaneous
100
Time in which compressions should be started in witnessed cardiac arrest.
What is 10 seconds?
100
1st step taken with witnessed cardiac arrest in an adult.
What is activate the emergency response system?
100
Ratio of compressions to ventilation in an adult.
What is 30:2?
100
Most important determinant in survival in sudden cardiac arrest with V-Fib or pulseless V-tach.
What is the interval from collapse to defibrillation?
100
Location pulse is palpated in the adult to determine if CPR is needed.
What is carotid artery?
200
Rate of compressions on an adult.
What is 100 beats per minute?
200
Commonly referred to as an AED.
What is an automated external defibrillator?
200
Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrusts.
What are 2 methods of opening the airway in an adult?
200
Rhythm in which the heart muscles quiver and do not contract together to pump blood.
What is ventricular fibrillation....V Fib
200
Location pulse is palpated in an infant to determine if CPR is needed.
What is the brachial artery?
300
Minimum depth of compressions on an adult.
What is 2 inches?
300
The maximum amount of time to check for a pulse in suspected cardiac arrest.
What is 10 seconds?
300
What rescuers look for to assure adequate ventilation is being provided during CPR.
What is the rise and fall of the chest?
300
Steps taken if the AED says no shock is needed.
What is immediately resume CPR?
300
Ratio of compression/ventilation for a child or infant with 2 rescuers.
What is 15:2?
400
Should be allowed after each compression.
What is recoil?
400
Cardiac arrest is often secondary to this in children.
What is respiratory arrest?
400
Type of ventilation that uses the E-C clamp technique.
What is the bag mask rescuer technique?
400
An important safety step to take before delivering the shock.
What is clear the victim?
400
Appropriate time to call 911 in unwitnessed arrest of an infant or child.
What is after 2 minutes of CPR?
500
Minimum depth of compressions for an infant.
What is 1 and 1/2 inches?
500
Correct sequence of lifesaving steps. (3 part answer)
What is Compressions, Airway, Breathing?
500
Position of the infants head during CPR.
What is the "sniff position"?
500
Measure to be taken before defibrillating a pulseless victim has been pulled from the water.
What is dry the chest area before applying AED pads?
500
Done to provide relief of choking in an infant.
What are 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts? (Do not perform blind sweep)
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