CPR Quiz Flashcards
Adults: Compression-ventilation ratio
1 or 2 rescuer
30:2
30 compressions
2 breaths
Children & Infants : Compression-ventilation ratio
1 or 2 rescuer
30: 2 - Single Rescuer
15: 2 - 2 Rescuer
30 compressions
2 breaths
Ventilations with advance airway
1 breath every 6-8 seconds (8-10 breaths/min)
Asynchronous with chesst compressions
about 1 secod per breath
Visable chest rise
Air Way
Head tilt-chin lift ( suspected trama: jaw thrust)
Adults: Compression depth
At least 2 inches
Children: Compression depth
Approximately 2 inches, at least 1/3 Anterior - Posterior diameter
Infants: Compression depth
least 1/3 Anterior - Posterior diameter
about 1.5 inches (4cm)
Compression rate
At least 100/min
CPR sequence
C-A-B
Compressions, Airway, Breathing
Relieving choking in a responsive infant
Deliver up to 5 back claps forcefully between the infants shoulder blade, using the heel of your hand. Deliver each slap with enough force to dislodge the foreign body.
Relieving choking in a unresonsive infant
Stop giving back slapes and begin CPR
Do not perform finger sweeps , may push foriegn body back into airway, causing more obstructions.
Choking: Obese or Pregant
Perform chest thrust instead of abdominal thrust.
Rescue breating
When adult, child, or infant has a pulse but is not breathing effectivelly, rescuer should give breaths WITHOUT chest compressions.
Give each breath in 1 second
each breath should result in visable chest rise
Check the pulse about every 2 minutes
Rescue breathing: Adults
Give 1 breath q 5-6 seconds (10-12 per min)
Rescue breathing: Infants and Children
Give 1 breath q 3-5 seconds (12-20 per min)