Amount of time you should check for breathing before performing CPR
What is "no less than 5 seconds, no more than 10 seconds"
100
Proper way to give CPR chest compressions for an infant
What is "hand or fingers of one hand in the middle of the chest along the breastbone."
100
What does "CPR stand for"
What is "cardiopulmonary resuscitation"
100
Third link in the cardiac chain of survival
What is "Early AED"
200
Proper position of the AED pads
What is "upper right, lower left side of the chest"
200
Ratio of compressions to rescue breath
What is "30:2"
200
Care for a conscious choking adult who cannot cough, cry or breathe
What is "5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts"
200
No electrical rhythm in the heart; the person has flat-lined
What is "asystole"
200
Second link in the cardiac chain of survival
What is "Early CPR"
300
When should an AED be used
What is "In the case of cardiac arrest - as soon as possible!"
300
Length and goal of rescue breath
What is "1 second, making chest clearly rise"
300
Depth of chest compressions for adult vs. infant
What is "2 inches, 1.5 inches"
300
Occurs when a blockage occurs in the cardiac/coronary arteries and blood flow is slowed or cut off to critical cardiac muscle
What is "heart attack"
300
Reason to tilt the head forward when giving back blows to a choking conscious infant
What is "use gravity to move the object out of the airway"
400
Reasons you don't want to touch a person while AED is analyzing
What is "could be injured by shock and might prevent AED from analyzing heart rhythm properly."
400
Causes of cardiac arrest in children
What is "airway and breathing problems; SIDS; traumatic injuries or accidents; (anything evidenced by wheezing or high pitched sounds)"
400
Effective chest compressions
What is "chest returns to normal position, smooth, regular compressions given straight up and down"
400
When a person's heart needs more oxygen than it is getting - causing significant pain in the chest region
What is "angina pectoris"
400
Two types of breathing emergencies we covered in this course
What is "Respiratory distress and arrest"
500
Electrical shock that may help the heart to resume an effective rhythm to a person in a sudden cardiac arrest.
What is "Defibrillation"
500
Situations that it is okay to stop CPR
What is "EMS arrives; scene becomes unsafe; you are too tired to continue; victim shows obvious signs of life"
500
Modified CPR is used for _____ and differs from regular CPR because:
What is "unconscious person with a blocked airway; start by checking for an object, give 30 chest compressions and then look for object before giving breath each time"