CPR
30:2
Where should pads be placed on an adult patient?
Upper right and lower left chest
How many back blows and abdominal thrusts do you do?
5 each
How much blood is considered to be "life-threatening"?
A half can of soda or more
Where should a sphygmomanometer (cuff) be placed on the arm?
Just above the elbow
How should you check a baby for responsiveness? (2 answers)
Tap their feet, look for chest rising and falling
What does an AED actually do?
Reset the heart into its normal rhythm
For back blows, where do you strike and which part of your hand do you use?
Between the shoulder blades; heel of hand
Describe how you should put pressure on a severe wound.
Both hands, elbows straight, body weight over top
To about what pressure should you pump the blood pressure cuff before slowly release air?
160 mmHg
How should you respond if someone needs CPR, but the scene is not safe?
Call for help, monitor the scene to see if it becomes safe
Can you use a baby AED on an adult? Why or why not?
No, the electrical shock would not be enough to reset the heart rhythm
Describe how you would perform proper abdominal thrusts (2 key points)
Fist just above the belly button, pull up & in
When someone is bleeding, what has happened inside the body to cause that?
A blood vessel has been cut open
Where should the stethoscope be placed to hear the heartbeat? (be very specific)
About 1 inch above the elbow on the medial side
If someone is unresponsive due to drowning, what change do you make to your CPR cycles?
Do breaths first, then chest compressions
You are using an AED on a 6 year old child. The pads are touching each other when placed on the chest. Describe what you should do.
Put 1 pad on middle of chest, the other on the middle of back
If an infant is choking, describe how you would hold them while doing back blows.
Fingers around chin, they straddle my arm, tilt the baby so head is below feet
Should you use a thick towel while someone is having life-threatening bleeding? Why?
No, there would not be enough pressure applied
If someone's blood pressure is 130/90. What is the 90 called?
The diastolic pressure
Why is tilting the head of an adult past neutral during breaths important?
The air will not travel into the lungs if you don't do it
Name the location of at least 1 AED in the school
Thunderdome hallway, main foyer
Describe the two ways you would need to stop doing choking care.
1. The object comes out
2. The person becomes unresponsive
You are applying serious pressure to a severe wound, the person says the pressure hurts very badly, what should you do?
Keep the pressure on, tell them it's the best chance for their survival
A normal systolic blood pressure is around 120mmHg. If your patient had a systolic pressure of 70mmHg, describe what is happening inside the body.
While the heart is actively beating, the blood is not pushing hard enough on the blood vessels to properly circulate