At what rate should compressions be administered? - 100-120 per minute
BLS - the care healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to patients who are
experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or airway obstruction
Distinguish between respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest ...
BLS Recertification
At what rate should compressions be administered? - ✔✔✔100-120 per minute
BLS - ✔✔✔the care healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to patients who are
experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or airway obstruction
Distinguish between respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest - ✔✔✔Respiratory-no breathing but has
pulse
Cardiac-no breathing and no pulse
How deep should compressions be? - ✔✔✔Adult-at least 2 inches
Child-around 2 inches
Infant-around 1.5 inches
How do you care for an individual with agonal breathing? - ✔✔✔As if he/she is not breathing (CPR)
How do you care for an individual with no pulse and not breathing - ✔✔✔Perform CPR (30
compressions to 2 breaths) starting with compressions
How do you care for an individual with pulse but is not breathing? - ✔✔✔Rescue breathing
Adult-one breath every 5-6 seconds
Child/Infant-one breath every 3-5 seconds
How do you open the airway of someone suspected of having sustained a head, neck, or spinal cord
injury? - ✔✔✔Jaw thrust maneuver
, How long do you continue rescue breathing or an individual in respiratory arrest? - ✔✔✔Until the
following occurs:
Patient restores voluntary breathing
Another trained rescuer takes over
No pulse (CPR)
Scene becomes unsafe
How long is each ventilation - ✔✔✔One second long
How long should you check the breathing and pulse of an unresponsive individual? - ✔✔✔At least 5
but no longer than 10 seconds
List the steps of the adult cardiac chain of survival - ✔✔✔Recognize symptoms and activate EAP
Early CPR
Early defibrillation with AED
Advanced life support with medical personnel
Post-cardiac arrest care
List the steps of the pediatric cardiac chain of survival - ✔✔✔Prevention of arrest
Early, high-quality CPR
Rapid activation of EMS system
Effective, advanced life support
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
What are agonal breaths? - ✔✔✔Isolated or infrequent gasping in absence of normal breathing of an
unconscious patient
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