BLS Basics

Question 1

What is CCF? What is the optimal value?

Answer 1

CCF is the chest compression fraction: the amount of time spent giving chest compressions compared to pauses; you should be delivering chest compressions AT LEAST 60% of the time

Question 2

What changes when an advanced airway is in place for CPR? Infants and adults?

Answer 2

continuous compressions 100-120 compressions per minute; 1 breath every 6 seconds for all ages

Question 3

If opioid OD is suspected what should you do?

Answer 3

if they have a pulse but aren’t breathing, administer breaths first- DO NOT DELAY BREATHS for naloxone; if no breathing and no pulse, administer CPR first and then naloxone later

Question 4

How do you give the heimlich maneuver?

Answer 4

find belly button, use thumb side of fist above bellybutton and under the breast bone; grasp fist with the other hand and administer a quick, forceful, upward thrust

Question 5

How long should you administer the heimlich maneuver?

Answer 5

keep administering, making each thrust a separate distinct, movement to relieve the obstruction. until the object is expelled from the airway or the victim becomes unresponsive

Question 6

What should you do if the victim is too big to wrap your arms around?

Answer 6

chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts

Question 7

What should you do after relieving choking from an unrepsonsive victim?

Answer 7

the usual- check for pulse and stuff

Question 8

How should you help a choking infant?

Answer 8

place them facedown over your forearm and give 5 back slaps with the heel of your hand between the infant’s shoulder blades and 5 chest thrusts; repeat until unresponsive or object is removed