____ allows the heart to refill with blood and is necessary for chest compressions to create blood flow -
chest recoil
2 rescuer child BLS - compression to breath ratio 15:2
4 steps BLS - assess: palpate carotid
activate: EMS, get AED
check pulse
10 sec. rule: C-A-B sequence
6 steps of criti...
BLS AHA FOR HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS
_____ allows the heart to refill with blood and is necessary for chest compressions to create blood flow -
✔✔✔chest recoil
2 rescuer child BLS - ✔✔✔compression to breath ratio 15:2
4 steps BLS - ✔✔✔assess: palpate carotid
activate: EMS, get AED
check pulse
10 sec. rule: C-A-B sequence
6 steps of critical concepts - ✔✔✔start compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac
arrest.
push hard and fast: compress at rate of 100/min.
depth of at least 2" (5cm) for child/adult 1 1/2 (4cm) for infants
allow complete chest recoil
limit compression interruptions to less than 10 seconds
adults require ___ breath every ___ to ___ seconds while infants and children require __ breath every
__ to ___ seconds for rescue breathing. - ✔✔✔1,5,6,1,3,5
adults/children/infants who exhibit no signs of effective breathing and no pulse need ___ immediately. -
✔✔✔CPR
advanced airway - ✔✔✔compressions 100/min without pauses for breaths
1 breath every 6-8 seconds 8-10 breath/min. no breaks on chest compressions!
, AED - ✔✔✔step 1. power on the AED
2. attach
3. "clear" analyze
4. shock if AED advises it
5. if no shock is needed IMMEDIATELY resume CPR compressions
6. after 5 cycles / 2 min. of CPR
repeat process when advised
AED for infants - ✔✔✔not recommended. use manual defribulator. if one not available use AED
pediatric dose attenuator, otherwise use AED without pediatric as last resort.
after AED shocks, _____ begin ____ ________. - ✔✔✔immediately, chest compressions
an infant;s central pulse (located at the brachial artery) you must palpate the ___ of the upper arm
between the ___ and the ____. - ✔✔✔inside, elbow, shoulder
avoiding excessive ventilation also avoids _____ _____. - ✔✔✔gastric inflation
bag mask device - ✔✔✔not recommended by lone rescuer.
breaths to quickly or too much force can cause - ✔✔✔air to enter the stomach causing gastric inflation
C-A-B-D - ✔✔✔Chest compressions
airway
breathing
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