| Question | Answer |
| Compression / Ventilation Ratio - Adult
(without advanced airway) | 1 or 2 rescuers – 30:2 |
| Compression / Ventilation Ratio - Child / Infant
(without advanced airway) | 1 rescuer – 30:2
2 or more rescuers – 15:2 |
| Compression / Ventilation Ratio - Adult/Child/Infant
(with advanced airway) | Deliver continuous compressions at 100-120 per minute
Deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds |
| Compression / Ventilation Rate - Adult/Child/Infant | 100-120 compressions per minute |
| Compression Depth - Adult | At least 2 inches |
| Compression Depth - Child | At least one-third of the chest diameter or about 2 inches |
| Compression Depth - Infant | At least one-third of the chest diameter or about 1.25 inches |
| Compression Hand Placement - Adult | Place 2 hands on the patient’s chest (at the sternum) about at nipple line |
| Compression Hand Placement - Child | Place 2 hands on the patient’s chest at the sternum (If the child is very small, 1 hand might be appropriate) |
| Compression Hand Placement - Infant | 1 rescuer:
Place 2 fingers in the center of the patient’s chest (support the head!)
2+ rescuers:
Place hands around the patient’s chest and use 2 thumbs at the center of the patient’s chest |
| Rescue Breathing Rate - Adult | 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
Volume - enough to see a chest raise and no more
Avoid excessive ventilation |
| Rescue Breathing Rate - Child/Infant | 1 breath every 3-5 seconds
Volume - enough to see a chest raise and no more
Avoid excessive ventilation |
| When to activate EMS when alone - Adult | Alone with a cell phone: activate EMS, then locate an AED and begin CPR
Alone without a cell phone: leave the patient to activate EMS, locate an AED and begin CPR |
| When to activate EMS when you are alone - Child/Infant | WARNING NEED TO CONFIRM
If you witnessed the collapse, locate an AED first, and activate EMS
If you did not witness the collapse, give 2 minutes of CPR first, then locate an AED and activate EMS |
| Recognition of Cardiac Arrest - Adult/Child/Infant | collapsed
lack of breathing
no responsiveness
no pulse found within 5-10 seconds |
| Max interruptions during CPR (in secs) | Keep any interruptions in chest compressions under 10 seconds |
| High Quality CPR
Hint: there are 4 | Chest Compression Fraction >80%
Compression Rate of 100-120/min
Compression Depth of at least 50 mm (2 inches) in adults and at least 1/3 the AP dimension of the chest in infants and children
No excessive ventilation |
| Chest Compression Fraction | The amount of time not performing compressions divided by the total time of compressions. Goal is >80% Must be >60% |
