Concepts CPR – Flashcards
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Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches
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While performing high quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished?
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Turn on the AED
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When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?
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Follow the AED prompts
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After the AED pads are attached to the victim's chest, what is the next step?
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Pull the victim out of the water and wipe the chest.
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What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?
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Observing the chest rise with breaths
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How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using the bag-mask device?
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30:2
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What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1 rescuer infant CPR?
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On a hairy chest the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock.
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What is a consideration when you are using an AED?
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2 rescuers alternate giving high-quality chest compressions
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What actions should occur to support a team-based resuscitation attempt?
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Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes.
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Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action supports the 2 rescuer CPR?
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Knowing your limitations
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Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt worsens.
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Start CPR beginning with chest compressions
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When a victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, what do you do?
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It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm
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Defibrillation is important because
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Begin CPR. Gasps are not normal breathing
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You witness someone collapse, they are unresponsive and gasping, no pulse
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Performing high-quality CPR
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Which action is most likely to positively impact a victim's survival?
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100 to 120 per minute
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Chest compression rate
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Compress the chest at least one third the depth of the chest, about 2 inches
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How do you perform chest compressions when providing high-quality CPR to a child?
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Each time you open the airway, look for the obstructing object
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When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim, what modification should you incorporate?
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Give 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts
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How do you relieve airway obstruction in a responsive infant?
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Perform CPR and look in the mouth for the obstructing object
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How do you relieve airway obstruction in an unresponsive infant?
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A victim who is unresponsive with no normal breathing and no pulse
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Which victim requires high quality CPR?
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Clear roles and responsibilities
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All team members know their positions, functions, and tasks
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The heart will adequately refill between compressions
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Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high quality CPR?
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About every 2 minutes
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When should rescuers switch positions during CPR?
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Tell the compressor you notice decreased chest recoil.
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You notice the person giving chest compressions is not allowing for complete chest recoil.
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It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm
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Why is rapid defibrillation important to survival?
