cpr and choking

Question 1

cardiac arrest

Answer 1

heart stops contracting and no blood is pumped through blood vessels

Question 2

cardiac arrest patient presentation

Answer 2

unconscious, pulseless, not breathing

Question 3

signs of irreversible and obvious death

Answer 3

incineration, decapitation, transection
decomposition
rigor mortis
dependent lividity

Question 4

cpr during pregnancy

Answer 4

move uterus to patient’s left side, lateral uterine displacement

Question 5

hand use in adults and large children

Answer 5

two hands

Question 6

hand use in small children

Answer 6

one hand

Question 7

hand use in infants

Answer 7

two thumbs or two fingers

Question 8

hand placement

Answer 8

adults/children : lower 2/3 of sternum
infants : just below nipple line on sternum

Question 9

compression rate

Answer 9

100-120 compressions per minute

Question 10

compression depth

Answer 10

adults: 5-6 cm , 2 - 2.4 in
children : 5 cm, 1/3 depth of chest
infants : 4 cm, 1/3 depth of chest

Question 11

chest recoil

Answer 11

allows heart of refill with blood completely before next compression

Question 12

rescue breathing ratios

Answer 12

adults : 30 to 2
children/infants w one rescuer : 30 to 2
children/infants w two rescuer : 15 to 2

Question 13

steps of cpr

Answer 13

1. verify scene safety
2. responsiveness and request help
3. assessment (breathing/pulse)
4. begin cpr

Question 14

aed pad placement

Answer 14

adult : upper right and lower left
peds : sandwich method