Adult CPR
What is the ratio for ventilations to compressions for adult CPR
30:2
A 7-year-old child suddenly collapsed, you determine that the child is in cardiac arrest you shout for help. What do you want the second rescuer to bring?
An AED
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
30:2
A person laying flat on their back is called?
Supine
What is the amount of time you should give to determine if the person has a pulse?
10 seconds
What do you do when an AED first arrives
Turn it on
What is the depth of chest compressions in high-quality CPR are given to a child?
Approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
What age does the AHA consider an infant?
Less than 1 year
What is the term for a rapid heart beat?
Tachycardia
What is ABC's?
Airway Breathing Circulation
What is the depth of compression for an adult?
5 cm or 2 inches
What should be your chest compressors rate?
100 - 120 BPM
Can you use adult Pads on an infant?
Yes, but an attenuator is preferred
A person lying face down is called?
Prone
How many liters of Oxygen is given in a bag valve mask device?
12 - 15 liters
This pad is considered "universal" and can be used on adults and pediatric patients.
Adult Pads
What is the ratio for ventilations to compressions for a 2 rescuer child CPR
15:2
An 8 month old infant was eating and suddenly begins to cough. After a moment the infant is unable to make a noise and is unresponsive what should you do after calling for help?
Alternate giving sets of 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts
What is the term of blueish grey coloring to the skin or nail beds?
Because of this pointed end at the bottom of an infant's sternum, we have to be precise with hand placement when giving CPR
The xiphoid process
Maintaining a constant rhythm in CPR to allow for blood flow into the heart is called
Recoil
What are the signs a child has reached pubity?
Underarm hair in Males and breast development in Females
The same infant then loses his pulse. What should you do next?
Perform CPR, looking in the mouth for the obstructing object before each breath
Placing the patient in this position is thought to improve perfusion to the patient core
Trendelenburg
A trapezius pinch/squeeze is another way to access?
Responsiveness of an unconscious patient