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AHA CPR
CPR BLS certification
Question | Answer |
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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. |