FIRST AID/ CPR
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- The cycle of compressions to breaths in CPR for an adult victim is-
- 30 compressions to every 2 breaths
- You should continue CPR until-
- You are to exhausted to continue, scene becomes unsafe, or help arrives to take over
- When is consent to be cared for assumed?
- In an unconscious victim
- A victim is found face up. What should you do first to check & see if he/she is breathing?
- Perform the head-tilt/ chin-lift technique.
- The head-tilt/ chin-lift technique is used for-
- Opening the airway
- How often should you stop and check for signs of life when performing CPR on an adult victim?
- NEVER
- A child has a deep arm laceration on his arm and his face is moist and very pale. What would you do 1st?
- Call 9-1-1 or local Emergency #
- If you can not see, hear or feel any signals of life, what would your next step be?
- Give 2 rescue breaths
- AED
- Automated External Defribulator
- What is the youngest age an AED is allowed on?
- 1 year old, with pediatric pads
- When giving rescue breathing to an infant, give-
- 1 breath every 3 seconds
- An infant in need of CPR will have-
- no breathing and no signs of life
- What should you see in a victim who can cough forcefully?
- The victims chest clearly rises
- The citizen responder's first step in an emergency is-
- Recognize that an emergency exists
- CPR done on an adult should include chest compressions done at a rate of-
- about 100 per minute
- The rate for rescue breathing for a child is-
- 20 breaths per minute
- What are the 3 basic steps (in order) you should take in an emergency?
- CHECK(victim & scene), CALL(911 or local emergency #), CARE (for the victim)
- Children, unlike adults do not often initially suffer form cardiac emergencies. Instead, children-
- Suffer respiratory emergencies that develop into cardiac emergencies.
- What do you do if a victim vomits while providing rescue breaths?
- Carefully turn victim on their side and bend the top leg and move it forward
- What is the bast way to tell if a victim is conscious?
- Tap them and ask "Are you ok?"
- What do you do to check an unconscious victim for signals of breathing?
- Look, Listen, and Feel for breathing for no more than 10 seconds
- When checking a victim during the emergency action steps, What do you check first for?
- Consciousness
- CPR
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Why dont you give large breaths during rescue breathing?
- To reduce risk of gastric distention