BLS BASICS
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The first thing you should do before approaching a victim.
What is ensure the scene is safe?
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This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
Hands should be placed on this part of the chest during adult CPR.
What is the center of the chest (lower half of the sternum)?
An unresponsive victim who is breathing normally but has no injuries should be placed in this position.
What is the recovery position?
These three letters stand for the device used to deliver an electric shock during cardiac arrest.
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
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These blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
Adult chest compressions should be at least this deep.
What is at least 5 cm (2 inches)?
Gasping or agonal breathing should be treated as this.
What is not normal breathing and a sign to begin CPR?
This maneuver opens the airway when no spinal injury is suspected.
What is the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?
300
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This abbreviation describes the first three priorities in basic life support.
What is CAB (Compressions, Airway, Breathing)?
This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body.
What is the left ventricle?
This allows the heart to refill with blood between compressions.
What is allowing complete chest recoil?
This pulse is checked in an unresponsive adult.
What is the carotid pulse?
If the chest does not rise during rescue breaths, you should first do this.
What is reposition the head and try again?
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Chest compressions should be performed at this rate for adults.
Question:
What is 100–120 compressions per minute?
This blood vessel carries oxygen-poor blood from the body to the right atrium.
What is the vena cava?
Interruptions in chest compressions should be kept shorter than this amount of time.
What is 10 seconds?
You should spend no more than this amount of time checking for breathing and a pulse.
What is 10 seconds?
Before using an AED, the victim's chest should be dry and free of these items.
What are medication patches, excessive chest hair (if needed), and water?
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A lone rescuer should perform this number of compressions followed by this number of breaths for an adult.
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths (30:2)?
Without oxygen, permanent brain damage may begin after approximately this many minutes.
What is 4–6 minutes?
This is the recommended compression-to-ventilation ratio for one or two rescuers performing adult CPR.
What is 30:2?
This chain includes early recognition, early CPR, rapid defibrillation, advanced care, and post-cardiac arrest care.
What is the Chain of Survival?
No one should be touching the victim during this AED action.
What is when the AED analyzes the rhythm or delivers a shock?