CPR

Question 1

Chest Compressions should be done at a rate of

Answer 1

100 to 120 compressions per minute for both dogs and cats

Question 2

CPR should be preformed without interruption in…

Answer 2

2-minute cycles to maximise coronary perfusion, with a change in compressor after each cycle in order to minimise fatigue

Question 3

Hand placements for CPR

• Larger Dogs
• Barrel-chested breeds
• Smaller dogs, keel-chested dogs and cats
• Smaller dogs and cats

Answer 3

• Larger Dogs (Placed in lateral recumbency)
  Compression over the widest portion of the thorax, using the thoracic pump theory
• Barrel-chested breeds (placed in dorsal recumbency)
  Benefit from sternal chest compressions
• Small dogs, keel-chested dogs and cats
  Compression directly over the heart, employing the cardiac pump theory
• Smaller dogs and cats
  Circumferential compressions, although benefits are less clear

Question 4

Depth of the performed chest compressions should be

Answer 4

Half (1/2) the width of the chest

The person performing the compressions should allow full chest-wall recoil

Question 5

Alongside compressions there should be simultaneous ventilation via cuffed endotracheal tube at a rate of…

Answer 5

10 breaths per minute

With tidal volume of 10ml/kg and an inspiratory time of 1 second

Question 6

If endotracheal intubation is unavailable - mouth to snout ventilation is recommended ….

Answer 6

2 breaths delivered after every 30 compressions