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CPR Review
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Question | Answer |
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DEFINE C P R | CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
DEFINE THE ABCD'S OF CPR | AIRWAY-HEAD TILT (HT), CHIN LIFT (CL) BREATH -GIVE 2 BREATHS CIRCULATE -30 COMPRESSIONS DEFIBRILLATION - ACTIVATE AED ASAP |
IN ORDER TO PERFORM CPR THE VICTIM MUST BE WHat? | 1)unconscious 2)BREATHLESS 3)NO PULSE |
WHAT IS THE RATE OF COMPRESSIONS PER MINUTES GIVEN ON A VICTIM NEEDING CPR? | 100 COMPRESSIONS/MIN |
TAKING YOUR WEIGHT OFF YOUR HANDS WHILE GIVING CHEST COMPRESSIONS ALLOWS WHAT? | FOR CHEST TO FULLY RECOIL |
WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD OF GIVING A VICTIM MOUTH TO MOUTH BREATHING? | HEAD TILT, CHIN LIFT, SQUEEZING NOSE SHUT, GIVING 2 RESCUE BREATHS 1 BREATH/SECOND |
WHY DO WE TAKE 5-10 SECONDS TO CHECK UNRESPONSIVENESS IN A COLLAPSED VICTIME? | TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BREATHLESS AND WITHOUT PULSE (REMEMBER YOU DO NOT PERFORM CPR IF A VICTIM IS BREATHING AND HAS PULSE) |
WHY DO WE LOOK LISTEN AND FEEL? | LOOK FOR CHEST MOVEMENT/RISING, LISTEN AND FEEL FOR BREATHS ON OUR FACE. |
HOW DO YOU TREAT AN UNRESPONSIVE VICTIM HAVING AGONAL GASPS? | GIVE 2 BREATHS |
HOW CAN YOU DETERMINE A VICTIM IS UNRESPONSIVE? | SHAKE AND SHOUT ( SIR SIR, R U OK) |
WHAT IS THE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW | A LAW THAT PROTECTS THE INDIVIDUAL FROM LIABILITIES WHILE PERFORMING CPR/ASSISTING A VICTIM IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. |
WHAT IS AN AED & WHAT IS IT USED FOR? | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR USED TO ANALYZE HEART RHYTHM AND DELIVER SHOCK. |
HOW MANY COMPRESSIONS TO HOW MANY BREATHS FOR HOW MANY CYCLES ARE GIVEN TO AN ADULT VICTIM (1 AND 2 MEN RESCUE) | 30:2X5 (3O COMPRESSIONS TO 2 BREATHS FOR 5 CYCLES) AND IT'S THE SAME FOR 1 AND/OR 2 MEN RESCUE. |
HOW MANY COMPRESSIONS TO HOW MANY BREATHS FOR HOW MANY CYCLES ARE GIVEN TO AN INFANT AND OR CHILD VICTIM (1 AND 2 MEN RESCUE) | 1 MAN= 30:2X5 2 MAN=15:2X5 THIS IS FOR BOTH INFANT AND CHILDREN |
WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN OPERATING AN AED? | 1)POWER ON 2)ATTACH PADS 3)CLEAR VICTIM 4)ALLOW AED TO ANALYZE 5) CLEAR VICTIM AGAIN 6)DELIVER SHOCK IF ADVISED |
WHY DO YOU NOT TOUCH A VICTIM WHILE HAVING A SHOCK DELIVERED? | TO AVOID INJURY TO THE RESCUER |
IF THE AED DOES NOT ADVISE SHOCK, DO YOU LEAVE THE PADS ON OR DO YOU TAKE THEM OFF? | LEAVE THE PADS IN TACT ON VICTIM |
HOW DO YOU TREAT A VICTIM WHO IS CHOKING (ADULT/CHILDREN/INFANTS) | ADULTS/CHILDREN= ABDOMINAL THRUST (AKA HEIMLICH MANEUVER, HOWEVER, IT IS NO LONGER REFERRED TO AS HEIMLICH), INFANTS=BACK SLAPS AND CHEST THRUST --(CHEST THRUST ALSO APPLIES TO PREGO WOMAN AND LARGE BODIES) |
IF THE ADULT PASSES OUT WHILE YOU ARE TREATING THEN FOR CHOKING, WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? | PERFORM CPR |
IF YOU "FIND" A CHILD UNRESPONSIVE, WHAT DO YOU DO? | GIVE 1 CYCLE OF CPR THEN CALL 911 |
IF YOU "WITNESS" A CHILD COLLAPSE WHAT DO YOU DO? | CALL 911 FIRST, THEN BEGIN CPR |
HOW CAN YOU INCREASE A VICTIMS CHANCE OF SURVIVAL? | EARLY ACCESS, EARLY CPR, EARLY DEFIBRILLATION, EARLY ADVANCE CARE. |
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO GIVE EARLY DEFIBRILLATION? | IT INCREASES VICTIMS CHANCE OF SURVIVIAL BY 60% |
NAME THE STEPS/PROCESS OF CPR | 1)SHAKE & SHOUT 2)LISTEN & FEEL FOR BREATHS, GASPING ON YOUR FACE FOR 8 SECONDS, 3)GIVE 2 BREATHS, 4)CHECK CAROTID PULSE FOR 8 SECONDS, 5)30 COMPRESSIONS AND REPEAT ALL STEPS EXCEPT #4 UNTIL VICTIM RESPONDS AND/OR EMT ARRIVES AND STATES THEY WILL TAKEOVER |