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AHA CPR
CPR BLS certification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compression rate | at least 100 per minute |
| Compression depth in adults | at least 2 inches |
| Compression depth in children | at least 1/3 of the depth of the chest or about 2 inches |
| C-A-B | Compressions - airway - breathing |
| Compression to ventilation ratio in adults for two man CPR | 30:2 |
| Compression to ventilation ratio in adults, infants, and children for one man CPR | 30:2 |
| Compression to ventilation ratio in two man CPR for infants and children | 15:2 |
| Rescue breaths for adults | |
| Agonal gasps | not breathing or only gasping |
| Most common way to open airway | Head tilt chin lift |
| Way to open airway of head and neck injury suspected | Jaw thrust |
| Ventilations when rescurer untrained or trained and not proficient | Compressions only |
| Defibrillation | attach and use AED as soon as available |
| AED | Automated External Defibrillator |
| BLS | Basic Life Support |
| Compresssions | Push hard and fast on the cetner of the victim's chest |
| Airway | Tilt the victim's head back and lift the chin to open the airway |
| Breathing | give mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths |
| Sequence of CPR | check for responsiveness; check for breathing; call for help (911), check for pulse no longer than 10 seconds; give 30 compressions; open airway and give two breaths; resume compressions. |
| compression depth for infants | at least 1/3 of the depth of the chest or about 1.5 inches |
| AED for children 1 to 8 years | use pediatric dose-attenuator if available. If not, use standard AED. |
| AED for infants | Mannual defibrillator preferred. If not available use pediatric dose attenuator. If not available, a standard AED may be used. |