Study

CPR

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • In a person who is not responding, gasping for breath might be a sign of what?
    Cardiac arrest
  • How do you open a person's airway?
    Head tilt chin lift
  • Where on a person's chest should you be administering compressions?
    Center of chest on the breastbone
  • What is the most important part of CPR?
    Compressions
  • What is the first step to using an AED?
    Turn it on
  • What does BLS stand for?
    Basic life support
  • What happens when you push on the chest?
    Force blood around the body
  • For the purpose of CPR, an infant is considered what age?
    Birth to 1 year
  • In an infant, how many inches should you push down?
    1.5
  • What is the ratio of compressions to breaths for all types of single rescuer CPR?
    30:2
  • How do you know if a person has gotten enough air during your breaths?
    Chest will rise
  • What is the function of an AED ?
    Regulate or restart rhythm of the heart
  • In a child, how many inches should you push down?
    2
  • When properly administering CPR, what is the correct pace in BPM (beats per minute)?
    100-120 BPM
  • Instead of 2 hands, what do you do to give compressions to an infant?
    2 fingers or 2 thumbs
  • You notice a baby is choking. How many back slaps and chest compressions do you perform?
    5 and 5
  • In an adult, how many inches should you push down?
    2
  • Where do you position yourself when using a bvm?
    Above the head
  • How often should you switch rescuer duties (time or reps)?
    2 minutes or 5 cycles
  • What are the 2 parts of CPR?
    Compressions and breaths
  • What is the first step to properly administering CPR?
    Scene safety
  • What does CPR stand for?
    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation