CPR HOSA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A

CPR HOSA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A How many people a year have a cardiac arrest? 350,000 What are the critical characteristics of high-quality CPR? -starting compressions within 10 seconds of recognizing cardiac arrest -allowing the chest to recoil after each compression You know you are giving effective breaths because the chest rises Chest compressions should be interupted for for minimum of how many seconds to give rescue breaths? 10 seconds The depth of compressions for an adult is 2 inches Depth of compressions for a child are 2 inches Depth of compressions for infants are 1.5 inches What are the five links to the chain of survival for an adult victim? recognition of cardiac arrest and activate ems, early cpr, quick defibrillation, effective advanced life support, and integrated post cardiac care When multiple rescuers are present, how does the chain of survival work: several steps can be done simultaneously Adults in cardiac arrest usually occur suddenly and from a cardiac issue Children in cardiac arrest usually occur: secondary to respiratory failure, secondary to shock The pediatric chain of survival is : prevention of arrest, cpr, call ems, advanced life support, post-cardiac care The sequence of steps for cpr are now: cab Why did they change the sequence for CPR? to start compressions sooner The rate of compressions should be at least 100/min instead of: appromixately 100/min When performing cpr to an victim you no longer: -check pulse for more than 10 sec -look listen and feel for breathing -use cricoid pressure When using an AED on an infant, what is preferred: -a manual defibrillator -an AED equipped with a pediatric dose attenuater -a regular AED if a manual defibrillator or the pedicatric dose attenuater is not available What are agonal gasps? quick short breaths If you are alone and find an unresponsive adult victim that is not breathing you should: check responsiveness and look for breathing, call 911, get AED, check pulse To check the pulse in an adult, palpate which artery? carotid To find the carotid pulse you should: -locate the trachea using 2-3 fingers -slide fingers between the trachea and muscles of the neck -feel for the pulse for 5 seconds but no more than 10 seconds If you are by yourself what is the ratio of compressions to breaths: 30:2