VICTIM ENCOUNTER
What do the letters "CPR" stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is the recommended way to create an open airway for ventilations? (Non-Trauma)
What is...Head Tilt, Chin-Lift
What is the recommended ratio of compressions to breaths for 1 Rescuer Child CPR?
What is... 30 compressions to 2 breaths
An infant with a foreign body obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is the first course of action?
What is...start high quality CPR, beginning with compressions.
When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?
What is...turn on the power to the AED
TRUE or FALSE?
A victim who has a pulse, but is unresponsive and not breathing is a victim of cardiac arrest.
False, a victim of cardiac arrest will be unresponsive, not breathing, and have no pulse.
How do you check for an effective ventilation when performing high quality CPR?
What is... look for visible chest rise
What is the compression landmark for Adult/Large Child CPR?
What is...on the lower half of the breastbone.
How do you respond to a responsive infant who is choking with severe airway obstruction?
What is...Give sets of 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts
Your AED charges and advises SHOCK on a victim that you are assisting. Just before pressing the SHOCK button, however, you should always...
What is... "clear" the patient, making sure no one is touching the victim. "Everybody clear!"
If the victim is unresponsive, is not breathing, but has a pulse, what is your next step?
What is... Provide one breath every 6 seconds
If available, a BVM(bag valve mask) should be used both for 1 and 2 rescuer CPR
What is... No, a bag valve masked should only be used for 2 Rescuer CPR.
What is the Compression Rate for CPR?
What is...100-120 compressions per minute.
When providing 2 rescuer high quality CPR to an infant victim, what is the recommended compression to ventilation ratio?
What is... 15 compressions to 2 ventilations.
The AED that you are using detects ventricular fibrillation. What do you do next?
What is...follow the prompts from the AED
What do you do when a person collapses, becomes unresponsive, has no pulse, and exhibits agonal /gasping breathing?
What is... Begin high quality CPR. Agonal/gasping breathing is not normal breathing and is a sign of cardiac arrest.
How long should you give a breath when providing high quality CPR?
What is... 1 second
What is the the recommended Compression Depth for Child?
What is... 1/3 the depth of the chest or 2 inches
How do you take brachial artery pulse on an infant?
What is... place 2 or 3 fingers on the inside of the upper arm, midway between the infant's elbow and shoulder. Press fingers to attempt to feel pulse for at least 5 and but more than 10 seconds.
What are 4 special circumstances when placing AED
pads on a victim?
1. Hairy chest
2. Implanted pacemaker/defibrillator
3. Transdermal medication patch
4. Presence of water
2 rescuers are performing CPR on a 54 year old male victim. How often should they change positions between compressions and ventilations?
What is... every 2 minutes or 5 cycles of CPR
How long should you take to check for normal breathing?
What is...at least 5 seconds, but no longer than 10 seconds
Why is complete chest recoil important when performing high quality CPR?
What is... It allows the heart to refill in between compressions.
Your are alone, walking in the park and find an infant on a bench. You establish that the INFANT victim is not responsive, is not breathing and has a pulse of 50. What is your next course of action?
What is...Provide 5 cycles of high quality CPR, then activate your emergency response system (call 911) and retrieve an AED. This is an example of a "unwitnessed" victim encounter.
What are the 2 most common arrythmias that creates cardiac arrest?
What is
1) Ventricular Fibrillation (VFib)
2) Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia