BLS Manual Flashcards
___________ percent of out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in the home.
70%
Note- About half are witnessed.
Only about ________ of adult patients with non traumatic cardiac arrests who are treated by emergency medical services (EMS) survive to hospital discharge.
10%
BLS Course ages are defined as follows.
Adults- Adolescents (after the onset of puberty) & older.
Children- 1 year of age to puberty.
Infants- Less than 1 year of age excluding newly born infants in the delivery room.
Signs of puberty.
Males- Chest or underarm hair
Females- Any breast development
Start compressions within _______ seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest.
10 seconds
Compress at a rate of ______________per minute.
100-120
Compression depths.
Adults - At least 2 inches
Children- At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, about 2 inches.
Infants- At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, 1 1/2 inches.
Try to limit interruptions to chest compressions to less than________________.
10 seconds
Research suggests that compression depth greater than _____________ in adults may cause injury.
2.4 inches
If you have a CPR quality feedback device, is it optimal to target your compression depth from ______________ inches.
2-2.4
The 2 distinct adult Chains of Survival
In-hospital cardiac arrest
Out-of hospital cardiac arrest
Rapid defibrillation in combination with high-CPR can ________________the chances of survival.
Double or triple
Nearly ____________ out of historical cardiac arrest deaths occur annually.
360,000
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the world with more than _____________ deaths each year.
17 million
For infants & children, rescue breaths should be given once every __________ seconds or 12-20 per minute.
3-5
For infants & children, add compressions if pulse rate is below__________with signs of poor perfusion.
60
For infants & children the emergency response system should be activated after ________ minutes if not already done.
2
Note- If collapse is witnessed, activate the emergency response system 1st.
Compression/ breath ratio for 2 rescuer CPR for infants & children.
15:2
To perform a pulse check in an infant, palpate the ____________ artery.
Brachial
To perform a pulse check on a child, palpate the________________ artery.
Carotid or femoral
Assess the following for signs of poor perfusion.
Temperature
Altered mental status
Pulses
Skin
When multiple rescuers are present, the ____________ compressions technique is preferred.
2 thumb- encircling hands.
If possible, use child AED pads for children less than ________ years of age.
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