BLS AHA FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS COMPLETE TEST.
emphasis on high-quality CPR compression rate of at least per minute.
- 100
depth of compressions for children to adult
- 2 inches
depth of compression for infants
- 1/3 of anterior/posterior diameter of chest. 1 1/2"
compressions should be started what time limit?
- 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest.
what are the signs of cardiac arrest?
- victim is unresponsive/not breathing/ineffective breathing
time frame to start cpr once suspect of cardia arrest?
- 10 seconds.
you should take no longer than seconds to check for a .
- 10, pulse
what is the first rescuer to do upon arriving at the scene?
- check for safety.
lone rescuer compression-ventilation ratio of to .
- 30 compressions to 2 ventilations
explain hand placement for chest compressions
- the heel of on hand should be placed on the center of the chest on the lower half of the breastbone.
when compressions are of the appropriate depth it creates to the body.
- blood flow
allows the heart to refill with blood and is necessary for chest compressions to create blood
flow
- chest recoil
do not move the victim while CPR is in progress unless the victim is in a . -
dangerous environment
the ventilation technique is not recommended for a lone rescuer during CPR
- bag mask
avoiding excessive ventilation also avoids .
- gastric inflation