Have a Heart
After checking for responsiveness, this is the very next thing you should direct a specific bystander to do.
What is call 911? (EMS)
To allow the heart to refill with blood, you must allow for full chest ________ between compressions.
What is recoil?
This maneuver is used to open the airway of a victim without a suspected spinal injury.
What is head tilt, chin lift?
Failing to tilt the head back, giving too much air in one breath, or blowing too forcefully can cause this to happen
What is blow air into the casualties stomach?
Before approaching a victim, your very first priority is to check for this.
What is a scene survey? don't become a victim yourself
This is the maximum amount of time you should spend checking for a pulse and breathing before starting CPR.
What is 10 seconds?
For an adult, the chest should be compressed to at least this depth.
What is 2 inches? (5cm)
Each rescue breath should last approximately this long.
what is 1 second?
This can occur when ineffective rescue breaths go into the stomach instead of the lungs
what is the casualty may vomit?
it is acceptable to use this type of CPR if the first aider is not comfortable doing rescue breaths on the casualty or if facial trauma does not allow for it
What is compression only CPR?
You should continue CPR until an AED arrives, EMS takes over, you are too exhausted, or this happens to the victim.
What is they show signs of life (or start breathing)?
This is the ideal range of compressions per minute, often timed to the beat of "Stayin' Alive."
what is 100 - 120 BPM?
when performing 2 person CPR, compressions and rescue breaths should be alternated between first aiders every 2 minutes, or "this" many cycles
What is 5 cycles?
This type of gasping breath is not considered normal breathing and is a sign that CPR is needed.
What is agonal breathing?
Biological death occurs when the brain becomes irreversibly damaged if not intervened immediately during "this" state of death.
What is clinical death?
for each minute that CPR and an AED are delayed, the casualties chances for survival drop by this amount
What is 10%?
This is the ratio of compressions to breaths for a single-rescuer adult CPR cycle.
What is 30 to 2?
This is the most common visual sign that your rescue breaths are effective.
What is the chest rises?
If a victim vomits during CPR, you should immediately turn them onto their side facing you and do this.
Clear the mouth and airway
While compression only CPR is acceptable as a bare minimum, rescue breaths are still recommended in these injury scenarios
what is a respiratory problem? choking, drowning, anaphylaxis, asphyxiation)
in these cases oxygen levels are already low, pumping deoxygenated blood is ineffective
After 911 EMS has been called, with the help of a bystander, this type of CPR can be utilized to reduce fatigue on the first aider and minimize interrupting compressions
What is two person CPR?
This common mistake involves leaning on the chest, which prevents this critical heart-filling phase.
what is incomplete recoil?
if the first breath does not go in, you should do this before attempting the second breath.
What is re-tilt the head / chin lift ?
it takes this many minutes for brain damage to become irreversible following cardiac arrest?
what is 10 min?
When rescue breaths do not go in (chest does not rise) you should check for this directly after giving compressions
What is check inside mouth/throat for lodged object?