BLS / CPR / ROLE/ Triage

Question 1

When Should CPR be started

Answer 1

Unresponsive casualty not breathing & no pulse

Question 2

Before starting CPR what should you do

Answer 2

Get help/999, ask for AED

Question 3

How many chest compressions should you perform (Adult)

Answer 3

30

Question 4

How many breaths should you do (Adult)

Answer 4

2

Question 5

How many chest compretiosn should you do (Child)

Answer 5

15

Question 6

How many breaths should you do (Child)

Answer 6

2 breaths (5 to start)

Question 7

At what rate/pace should you perform CPR chest compretions

Answer 7

100-120 Per minute

Question 8

How often should you rotate those performing CPR

Answer 8

Every 2 minutes

Question 9

In a drowning casulty what breaths should you do

Answer 9

Start with 5 breaths before comencing normal CPR

Question 10

When do you NOT start CPR

Answer 10

• Unsafe* Unable to perform/Manitain CPR* Injuries Incompatable With Life* Do Not Resucitation Order

Question 11

What are reversable cuases of Cardiac Arest

Answer 11

3Hs3Ts* Hyperthermia* Hypoxia* Hypovolaemia* Toxic (e.g. Drugs)* Tension Pneumothorax* Thrombosis (e.g. MI)

Question 12

What Injuries are classed as Incompatable with life

Answer 12

• Decapitation* Body Cut In Half* Massive Skull & Brain Destruction* Decomposition or Putrefaction* Animals Have Picked at Body* Rigor Mortis* Whole Body Frozen (Chest Incompressible)* Submersion >60 min* Submersion icy water >90 min* Avalance Burial >60 min and airway packed* Incineration* Hypostasis (Blood in lower part of body under influence of gravity)

Question 13

When should you start assisted breathing/BVM

Answer 13

Breathing < 8