Cpr/Aed Certification Exam Review American Red Cross Flashcards
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When providing care to a non-critical, conscious person the first thing you should do after checking the scene and donning PPE?
Call 911, get an AED
If there is a 2nd rescuer on the scene, what do you ask this person as you begin to provide emergency care?
Check that the scene is safe
What is the very first thing you do before you give care?
You are too exhausted, victim wakes up and asks you to stop, scene becomes unsafe, EMS takes over, presented with DNR order, obvious signs of death.
You must continue giving care until:
Unconscious, not breathing, no pulse, severe bleeding, shock, etc
Life-threatening conditions include?
30 compressions to 2 breaths
What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in one person CPR?
When the victim has a pulse but is not breathing
When is rescue breathing done?
Call 911, but do not give care without consent
What do you do if a person with a life threatening condition refuses care?
Adult- one breath every 5 secondsInfant/child-one breath every 3 seconds
How is rescue breathing done?
at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
What is the max amount of time you should spend checking for signs of life breathing/pulse?
1 second
When giving a rescue breath/ventilation during CPR or ventilations how long should the breath be delivered?
adult-tap chest and shoutinfant-tap foot and shout
How to check consciousness as a first aid responder?
Two minutes, then stop and re-assess
How long do you perform rescue breathing before rechecking for pulse?
About 1.5 inches in infantAbout 2 inches in childAt least 2 inches
How deep do you give compressions?
1. Scene is safe (no hazardous situations) 2. PPE 3. Number of patients? 4. General Impression 5. NOI/MOI6. Call for additional resources
How do you size up the scene?
Supine-Head- tilt/chin lift: past neutral position for an adult-Head- tilt/chin lift: slightly past neutral position for a child-Head- tilt/chin lift: neutral position for an infant
How do you assess an airway in an unconscious person?
Analyzes for arrhythmia, provides shock to stimulate resumption of rhythm
How does an AED work?
Get consent from parent
What do you have to do before giving care to a child?
Encourage coughing
If a person is conscious and appears to have a partially obstructed airway, what should you do?
Adult/child-Give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrustsInfant-Give 5 back blows, then 5 chest compressions
If a person is conscious and appears to have a fully obstructed airway, what should you do?
1. Recognize emergency and call 9-1-12. Early CPR3. Early defibrillation4. Advanced life support5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
What are the links in the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
-Upper right chest below right clavicle to the right of sternum-lower side of chest several inches below left armpit midaxillary line
AED Pad Placement Adult
4-5 cycles
How many cycles of CPR can you complete in 2 minutes?
10%
Delay of defibrillation can cause a ____ increase in mortality each minute
First give 2 ventilations, then begin CPR
In an emergency of an unconscious/not breathing patient without a pulse pulled from the water.
Resume CPR compressions
If an AED states "no shock advised"
30 chest compression and 2 ventilations for adult15 chest compression and 2 ventilations child and infant
How is two-person CPR performed
Yes, but don't place pads directly over these items
Is it safe to use an AED on someone with a pacemaker, or other implanted cardiac defibrilators (ICD), and metal body piercing
2 rescuers ( 1 to create and maintain mask seal, the other to squeeze bag)
A BVM is most successful when used by how many rescuers
Use glove to remove medication patch first, the apply AED
What if patient has a medication patch on and needs an AED?
continuous chest compressions and 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
A supraglottic airway devive requires
Encircling thumbs technique, with thumbs just below the nipple line
Proper hand placement for 2 person CPR for an infant
100-120 compression per minute for adult, child, and infant
Compression rates for effective CPR
- hands centered on lower half of sternum for adult- hands centered on lower half of sternum for child- two fingers centered on sternum , just below nipple line for infant
Hand position for 1 person CPR
First give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
An airway obstruction/choking conscious patient who cannot breath