American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support)
When do you ensure a scene is safe?
When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR?
A victim who is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse.
This is the best method to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspected neck injury.
Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse.
10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR.
Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim.
2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do?
Give breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR.
30:2
Why is important to compress to the appropriate depth during CPR?
Creates blood flow
The rate for performing chest compressions for ALL victims.
100 compressions per minute
Why do you give a breath just until you see the chest rise?
Minimizes air from entering the victim's stomach (gastric inflation)
Adult pads/dose may be used if pediatric pads/dose are not available when using an AED for a child less
than 8 years old. (T or F)
True
When do you ensure a scene is safe?
When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR?
A victim who is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse.
This is the best method to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspected neck injury.
Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse.
10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR.
Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim.
2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do?
Give breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR.
30:2
Why is important to compress to the appropriate depth during CPR?
Creates blood flow
The rate for performing chest compressions for ALL victims.
100 compressions per minute
Why do you give a breath just until you see the chest rise?
Minimizes air from entering the victim's stomach (gastric inflation)
Adult pads/dose may be used if pediatric pads/dose are not available when using an AED for a child less
than 8 years old. (T or F)
True
