CPR Flashcards
“Early CPR” represents which step in the chain of surivival?
second
The automated external defibrillator (AED) can be used in children over ________ of age.
1 month
Which of the following statements regarding the use of the AED is true?
a. The AED cannot be used on a patient with a pacemaker.
b. A wet patient should be dried off before applying the AED.
c. AED electrodes can be placed over medication patches.
d. The AED should be placed on all patients experiencing chest pain.
b. A wet patient should be dried off before applying the AED.
After determining that a patient is unresponsive, your next step should be to:
quickly scan the chest for signs of breathing
When providing mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-mask ventilations to a patient, the air you exhale contains approximately what percentage of oxygen?
.16
With an unresponsive adult patient, you should feel for a pulse for at least 5 seconds at the ________ artery.
carotid
When providing chest compressions on an adult patient, you should compress the chest approximately ________ inches.
2
You should provide chest compressions to an adult patient at a rate of at least ________ per minute.
100
Which of the following respiratory problems can lead to cardiopulmonary arrest in children?
a. injury
b. infection
c. choking
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
What is the proper ratio of chest compressions to breaths when performing one-rescuer infant CPR?
30:2
When performing CPR on a child, after how many minutes should the AED be applied
2
12: In which of the following scenarios is the EMT not permitted to discontinue CPR?
a. when the patient starts breathing and has a pulse
b. when the EMT is too tired to continue
c. when the patient’s power of attorney instructs the EMT to stop
d. when the EMT transfers care of the patient to someone with training equal to or greater than his or her own
c. when the patient’s power of attorney instructs the EMT to stop
most common cause of cardiac arrest in
adults
pediatrics
adults = clots pediatrics = hypoxia
- early access
- early CPR
- rapid defibrilation
- effective ALS
- integrated post-cardiac arrest care
5 links in the adult chain of survival
- prevention of arrest
- early high quality bystander CPR
- rapid activation of EMS
- effective ALS
- integrated post cardiac-arrest care
5 links in the pediatric chain of survival
