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CPR, Cardiac Arrest, airway obstruction
Question | Answer |
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Define CPR (what the letters represent and what each means) | Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Heart Lung restore to life |
What is the primary goal of CPR | to keep oxygenated blood flowing through the body; CPR circulates oxygenated blood to vital organs and prolongs survival until a defibrillator arrives |
4 steps of CPR | CABD C= establish circulation A= establish open airway B= Breathe D= Defibrillate to renormalize heart beat |
BLS stands for ..... | Basic Life Support |
Steps for Basic Life Supports | 1. Recognize the problem (Cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, airway obstruction) 2. Implement CPR 3. Perform Defibrillation |
define Cardiac Arrest | Sudden stopping of the heart |
name 4 causes of cardiac arrest in an adult | Heart disease, respiratory shock, electrocution, drowning, choking, overdose, trauma |
What observations lead you to conclude the patient is in cardiac arrest? | No Response to touch or sound No breath, or is only gasping for air No Pulse |
What does a defibrillator do? | Shocks the heart to stop V-fibrillation; defibrillating does NOT restart the heart |
Clinical Death | Heart stops, breathing has stopped |
Biological Death | Body cells die; occurs 4-6 minutes after clinical death |
When do you use Adult CPR? | as soon as a patients heart stops (clinical death) |
What is the criteria for determining if you will use Adult, pediatric, or infant CPR? | Adult: once signes of sexual development (puberty) appears Pediatric: Age 1 to pre puberty Infant: Under 1 year old. |
Chain of Survival (steps to be taken for adult CPR) | 1. Recognize the problem (cardiac arrest) 2. Perform CPR immediately 3. Defibrillate ASAP 4. Provide advanced life support |
Once you verify the adult patient is unresponsive, what is the first thing you do? | Contact 911 to seek help |
WHat is the most critical part of CPR? | chest compressions: blood circulation |
What is the ratio of comressions to breaths in adult CPR? | 30:2 |
When do you stop CPR? | When the defibrillator arrives When EMS arrives When the patient is revived |
when the resuer becomes exhusted this can occur | chest compressions become ineffective |
If there is a pulse, but the patient is non responsive, what do you do? | Perform resue breathing. |
At what rate do you breath into the person? | 1 every 5-6 seconds; 10-12 per minute |
At what ages do you follow precedures for pediatric CPR? | over 1 year of age but before puberty occurs |
name 4 of the most common causes for Caridiac arrest in pediatric patients | airway obstruction, overdose, suffocation,consuming household chemicals, drowning, asthma, trauma |
Chain of survival for Pediatric patients | 1. Prevention 2. perform Basic CPR immediately when patient is unresponsive and has no pulse ** If you are alone, do CPR for 2 Minutes then call 911 3. continue CPR until trained EMS arives&takes over 4.patient must seek follow up care at the hospital |
describe the variation from adult CPR for pediatric patients | if two rescuers work togetherdo 15:2 (Compressions to breaths)If one resuer is present 30:2 |
If a patient is unresponsive, is not breathing, but has a pulse what do you do? | clear the airway and do rescue breathing |
If a PEDIATRIC patient is unresponsive and has NO pulse, what do you do? | Begin CPR, do this for 2 minutes, then call 911and restart CPR until EMS arrives |
Continue CPR on your patient until......... | until a defibrillator arrives, until EMS arrives and takes over, until they are revived |
INFANT CPR procedure | do chest compressions for 2 minutes then call 911 and return to CPR. |
Infant CPR chest compression to breath ratio | 30:2 if working alone; 15:2 if working with another person |
Variation in INFANT CPR from adult CPR | use two fingers or thumbs for compressions; compress only 1.5 inches; Rescue breath will be through mouth and nose. |