When preforming high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct depth of compressions?
Approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
When preforming chest
... [Show More] compressions for an infant, you can use 2 thumbs or put 2 _________ in the center of the chest, just below the _______ line.
fingers; nipple
When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
During AED analysis and before shock deliver.
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions?
Every 5 cycles or 2 minutes.
What is the correct order of steps of the Pediatrics Out-of-Hospital Chain of survival?
Prevention, Activation of emergency response system, High-quality CPR, Advanced Resuscitation, Post-cardiac arrest care, & Recovery.
Why is an AED needed?
To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock.
Which team role keeps track of interruptions in compressions?
Timer/Recorder
After assessing a victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct you colleague to do?
Activate the emergency response system and get the AED.
While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typically occur?
Pulse checks, compressor switches, intubation, defibrillation, & rhythm analysis.
What is recommended to minimize interruptions in compressions when using an AED?
Continue with high-quality CPR until an AED prompts to clear, when 2 or more rescuers are present one should continue compressions while the other prepares AED, & if no shock is advised and after any shock delivery immediately resume high-quality CPR starting with compressions.
What are examples of effective team dynamics?
Knowledge sharing, constructive intervention , debriefing, & clear roles and responsibilities.
What is the indication for mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths?
When a barrier device is not available.
A bag-mask device is used to provide _________ to a victim who is not breathing or not breathing normally.
positive-pressure ventilation.
You begin CPR, starting with chest compressions, and are about to deliver breaths by using mouth-to-mouth breaths. What is the sequence of your next actions?
Open airway (head tilt-chin lift), pinch nose and seal your lips around the victim's mouth, give 1 breath and blow for about 1 sec., watch for chest rise while giving breath, & give second breath (blowing for 1 sec, watching chest rise)
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Head tilt-chin lift
How is CPR preformed differently when an advanced airway is in place?
No pauses for ventilations.
When providing breaths to an adult victim, you should give _______ breath(s) every _________ seconds.
1; 6
What are the recommended compression-to-ventilation ratios for infants and children?
1 rescuer: 30:2
2 or more rescuers: 15:2
What are the special considerations for defibrillation in children less than 8 years of age?
use smaller-sized pads (if available), if child pads are not included use adults pads, & a manual defibrillator is preferred for infants less than 1 year of age.
What are common administration routes for naloxone?
Intravenous, intranasal, & intramuscular.
Adult victim, opioid-associated life-threatening emergency.
-Victim is unresponsive and not breathing normally but has pulse.
What is the next action the rescuer should take?
Give 1 rescue breath every 6 seconds.
When providing rescue breaths to a child or infant victim, you should give 1 breath every ____ to _____ seconds.
2; 3 [Show Less]