BLS

Question 1

common causes of airway obstruction

Answer 1

congenital abnormalities, infection, secretions, swelling, trauma, foreign body, drowning, CNS depression

Question 2

airway in infants

Answer 2

large tongue/head/epiglottis, short neck, narrow trachea

Question 3

beathing in infants

Answer 3

larger respiratory rate, 30-40bom
low 02 reserve but high 02 consumption
become hypoxic VERY QUICK

alveolar interface 3m, 70 in adults

Question 4

circulation in infants

Answer 4

140bpm
240mls circulatiing volume

Question 5

how do check pulse in infants

Answer 5

brachial under 1
carotid above 1

Question 6

what cardiac rhythms are shockable

Answer 6

ventricular fibrilation (VF)
pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VFt)

Question 7

what are the heart rhythms in cardiac arrest children

Answer 7

pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
asystole

Question 8

what is the acronym for paeds BLS

Answer 8

S = safety
S = stimulate
S = shout
A = airway
B = breathing
C = circulation
R = reassess

Question 9

infant vs child checking airways

Answer 9

infant = neutral head, jaw thrust [tilt will obstruct trachea]
child = head tilt, chin life or thrust, sniffing morning air position

Question 10

what is the ratio of compressions to ventilations

Answer 10

15 to 2

Question 11

CPR in child vs infant

Answer 11

child - lower halfof sternum, xiphisternum, compress one finger breathd, depress 5cm

infant - one finger above xphisternum, two fingers or thumb, compress 4cm

Question 12

defibrillation joules child vs adult

Answer 12

50-70 J
compared to 150J