Infants
Where do you check for a pulse on an infant?
brachial artery
For the purposes of CPR a child is defined as?
a. from one year of age until the onset of puberty
b. School age
c. from 1 years to 8 years of age
d. adolescent
a. from one year of age until the onset of puberty
how many chambers in the heart?
4 chambers
You are performing CPR on a 5 year old child, Amn Dixon hands you an AED but is busy with compessions to assist. When you open the AED you find that there are no pediatric pads, only adult pads. You should?
a. use the adult pads
b.send the bystander to find another AED with pediatric pads
c.cut the adult pads to fit the child's chest
d. do CPR only as adult pads should never be used on a child.
a. use the adult pads
What is the age range definition that defines an infant?
Between age of 1 month and 1 year.
Where do you check for a pulse on an unresponsive child?
a. Femoral artery
b. Radial artery
c. Brachial artery
d. Carotid artery
d. Carotid artery
What is the body's main artery?
The aorta
The aorta receives the blood ejected from the left ventricle and delivers it to all other arteries so they can carry blood to the tissues of the body.
You respond to medical call at the pool for a 4 y/o child that had drowned and is unconscious. The child does not have a pulse an is not breathing. You should initiate CPR by?
Giving 2 rescue breaths
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children?
Respiratory arrest
When performing rescue breathing for an apneic child with a pulse, how often should you ventilate?
a. 1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds for 10-12 breaths per minute
b. 1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds for 12-20 breath per minute
c. 1 breath every 4 to 5 seconds for 12 to 15 breaths per minute.
d. 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds for 20-30 breaths per minute
d. 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds for 20-30 breaths per minute
What does SP02 stand for?
oxygen saturation
The definition of a respiration is the process of exchanging ____ and ________.
oxygen and carbon dioxide
While performing chest compressions on an infant, using two fingers, compress the sternum at least 1/3 the anterior- posterior diameter of the chest (approximately 1.5 in) Compress the chest at a rate of ______ to ______ per minute.
100 to 120 per minute
The correct ratio of compressions to ventilations when doing two rescuer CPR on a child is?
a. 15 compressions to 2 breaths
b. 30 compressions to 2 breaths
c. Continuous compressions and ventilate once every 6 seconds
d. 30 compression to 15 breaths
a. 15 compressions to 2 breaths
Caridac output = ______x ______
Choose all that apply
a. heart rate
b. stroke volume
c. breaths per minute
d. blood volume
a. heart rate
b. stroke volume
You respond to a motor vehicle accident involving a child who was ejected from the vehicle. When you arrive, you notice the child is unconscious, without a pulse and has bright red spirting blood coming from their left upper arm.
Your first action should be to:
a. begin chest compressions
b. control bleeding
c. check airway
d. give two breaths
d. apply an AED
b. control bleeding
Ventilation rate for an infant:
1 breath every __ to __ seconds or ( ___ to ___ breaths per minute).
2 to 3 seconds or ( 20 to 30 breaths per minute)
What is the rate of compressions for child CPR?
a. 90-100 compressions per minute
b. 100-120 compressions per minute
c. 110-130 compressions per minute
d. 120-140 compressions per minute
b. 100-120 compressions per minute
The constant flow of oxygenated blood to the tissues is known as perfusion. Good perfusion requires three primary components. What is not a correct component?
a. well functioning heart or pump
b. adéquate capillary refill >2 seconds
c. adequate volume of fluid or blood
c. the blood must be appropriately constricted to match the volume of blood available.
b. adéquate capillary refill < 2 seconds
You respond a medical emergency for child labor. When you arrive you check the infant's ABC's. While checking the pulse of the infant, you notice the infant has a slow pulse. At what pulse rate do initiate CPR?
a. if the pulse stops
b. Below 80 BPM
C. Below 40 BPM
D. Below 60 BPM
D. Below 60 BPM