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What are the steps for adult CPR with AED?

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1) Tap and shout
2) Shout for help and send someone to phone 911 and get an AED
3) Look for no breathing (or only gasping)
4) 30 compressions and 2 breaths
5) When the AED arrives, turn it on and follow the prompts

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What are signs of choking in a child or adult?

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  • Makes the choking sign

- Cannot breath, cough, speak or make sounds

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How can you verify if a child or adult is choking?

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  • Ask, “Are you choking?”

- If they are, tell them you are going to help

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If a child is choking, you give thrusts slightly above the belly button until what three signs? (3)

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1) Object is forced out
2) Child can breathe and make sounds
3) Child stops responding

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What are the steps if a child or adult stops responding after providing thrusts due to choking?

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1) Yell for help
2) Check breathing
3) 30 compressions and 2 breaths (checking the mouth for objects after each set of compressions)
4) After 5 sets, phone 911 and get an AED
5) Continue CPR until the child responds or EMS takes over

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What is the function of a head tilt chin-lift?

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Used to open the airway of an unconscious person

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What is the function of a jaw thrust?

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Opens the airway when a spinal injury is suspected

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What are signs of choking in an infant?

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  • Cannot breathe or make a sound

- Has a cough that has no sound

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How do you remove an airway obstructed object in an infant?

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1) Give up to 5 back slaps

2) If the object does not come out, turn the infant onto their back and give 5 chest thrusts

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When do you stop back slaps and chest thrusts in a choking infant?

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Until the infant can breathe, cough or cry or until they stop responding

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What are the steps if an infant stops responding after providing thrusts due to choking?

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1) Yell for help
2) Check breathing
3) 30 compressions and 2 breaths (checking the mouth for objects after each set of compressions)
4) After 5 sets, phone 911 and get an AED
5) Continue CPR until the infant responds or EMS takes over

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What are the steps to simplified adult BLS if an individual is unresponsive (no breathing or no normal breathing)?

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1) Activate emergency response (get defibrillator)
2) Star CPR
3) Check rhythm/shock if indicated (repeat every two minutes)

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What is checking for scene safety?

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Making sure the environment is safe for rescuers and victims

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14
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What is the age definition of a child?

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1 to puberty

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What is the age definition of an infant?

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Less than 1 year, excluding newborns

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What are the three recognition signs of cardiac arrest?

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1) Unresponsive
2) No breathing or only gasping
3) No definite pulse felt within 10 seconds

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17
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How should you activate the emergency response system if you are alone with no mobile phone for adults and adolescents?

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Leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED BEFORE beginning CPR

18
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How should you activate the emergency response system if you are not alone or with a mobile phone for adults and adolescents?

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  • Send someone and begin CPR immediately

- Use the AED as soon as it is available

19
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How should you activate the emergency response system if you witnessed a collapse in children or infants?

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Follow the steps for adults and adolescents

20
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How should you activate the emergency response system if you did not witness a collapse in children or infants?

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1) Give 2 minutes of CPR
2) Leave the child (or carry the infant with you) to activate the emergency response system and get the AED
3) Return to the child or infant and resume CPR, using the AED as soon as it is available

21
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What is the compression-ventilation ratio without advanced airway for adults and adolescents (1 or 2 rescuers)?

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30:2

22
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What is the compression-ventilation ratio without advanced airway for children and infants (1 rescuer)?

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30:2

23
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What is the compression-ventilation ratio without advanced airway for children and infants (2 or more rescuers)?

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15:2

24
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What is the compression rate?

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100 to 120 compressions per minute

25
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What is the compression-ventilation ratio with advanced airway?

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  • Continuous compressions at a rate of 100-120/minute

- Give 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/minute)

26
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What is the compression depth for adults and adolescents?

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  • At least 5 cm (2 inches)

- No more than 6 cm (2.4 inches)

27
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What is the compression depth for children?

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  • At least one third AP diameter of chest

- About 5 cm (2 inches)

28
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What is the compression depth for infants?

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  • At least one third AP diameter of chest

- About 4 cm (1 1/2 inches)

29
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What is the hand placement for adults and adolescents?

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2 hands on the lower half of the breastbone (sternum)

30
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What is the hand placement for children?

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2 hands or 1 hand (for very small children) on the lower half of the breastbone (sternum)

31
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What is the hand placement for infants if there is one rescuer?

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2 fingers in the center of the chest, just below the nipple line

32
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What is the hand placement for infants if there are two or more rescuers?

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2 thumb-encircling hands in the center of the chest, just below the nipple line

33
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What are the guidelines for chest recoil?

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  • Allow full recoil of the chest after each compression

- Do not lean on the chest after each compression

34
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Limit interruptions in chest compressions to less than ___________.

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10 seconds

35
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What are the three resuscitation triangle roles?

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1) Compressor
2) AED/Monitor/Defibrillator
3) Airway

36
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What are the three leadership roles?

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1) Team leader
2) Administer medications
3)

37
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What are the three responsibilities of the compressor? (3)

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1) Assesses the patient
2) Does 5 cycles of chest compressions
3) Alternates with AED/Monitor/Defibrillator every 5 cycles or 2 minutes (or earlier if signs of fatigue set in)

38
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What are the three responsibilities of the AED/Monitor/Defibrillator? (3)

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1) Brings and operates the AED/monitor/defibrillator
2) Alternates with compressor every 5 cycles or 2 minutes (or earlier if signs of fatigue set in)
3) Places the monitor in the proper position

39
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If a monitor is present, how should the individual place it?

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In a position where it can be seen by the team leader

40
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What are the two responsibilities of the airway?

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1) Opens and maintains the airway

2) Provides ventilation

41
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What are the four responsibilities of the team leader?

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1) Assigns roles to team members
2) Makes treatment decisions
3) Provides feedback to the rest of the team as needed
4) Assumes responsibility for the roles not assigned

42
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What are the three responsibilities of the timer/recorder?

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1) Records the time of interventions and medications (and announces when they are due next)
2) Records the frequency and duration of interruptions in compressions
3) Communicates these to the team leader (and the rest of the team)

Basic Life Support (BLS) (3 decks)

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