✔✔What are the benefits of early CPR and early defibrillation when a person is in
cardiac arrest - ✔✔Can give the person the best chance for surviving cardiac arrest
✔✔What is defibrillation? - ✔✔An electrical shock that may help the heart to
spontaneously develop an effective cardiac rhythm.
✔✔"No Shock Advised" you should - ✔✔Resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you
find signs of life.
✔✔Before the AED analyzes for a heart rhythm after applying pads, you should do what
- ✔✔Ensure no one is touching the person
✔✔What is the first thing you should do when using an AED - ✔✔Turn it on :)
✔✔AED pad placement - ✔✔Upper Right, Lower Left
✔✔Once you have turned on the AED, you should... - ✔✔Apply pads and allow the
AED to analyze the heart
✔✔When giving a rescue breath during CPR, each breath should last how long - ✔✔1
second
✔✔Signs of a heart attack - ✔✔Chest Pain, discomfort, profuse sweating, Nausea,
Vomiting, Indigestion, squeezing chest
✔✔Continue CPR until.... - ✔✔AED arrives, trained medical personal arrive, person
becomes conscious, scene becomes unsafe, exhausted
✔✔Cardiac Chain of Survival - ✔✔Recognize Emergency exists and call 9-1-1, Early
CPR, Early defibrillation, Advanced Life Support, Integrated Post event care
✔✔Following Cardaic Chain of Survival is important because - ✔✔helps improves the
person's chance of survival
✔✔First Rescue breath won't go in, what should you do? - ✔✔Reposition the head to
ensure the airway is open and ensure the nose is plugged and mounth is sealed before
giving second breath
✔✔Chest Compression - ✔✔30 Compression, 100 Beats a Minute, smooth an regular,
allows chest to return to normal position, at least 2 inches in depth