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Unwitnessed collapse, you are the only responder. Do you call 911 or initiate CPR for 2 minutes or 5 cycles and then call?
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Initiate CPR. You do not know how long the patient has been down, therefore you must do 5 cycles or 2 minutes of CPR before leaving to call for help.
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Compression to breath ratio for 1 person Adult CPR
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30:2
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Compression to breath ratio for 2 person Adult CPR
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30:2
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Rescue breath frequency for adult patient with a BVM
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1 breath every 5-6 seconds
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Rescue breath frequency for adult patient with an advanced airway
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1 breath every 6-8 seconds
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Witnessed collapse with a downtime of less than 4 minutes. Do you call 911 or initiate CPR for 2 minutes or 5 cycles and then call?
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Call 911. You saw the patient go down, so you can initiate CPR in less than 4 minutes from time of collapse as soon as you have called for help
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Anytime you suspect CPR will need to be initiated, what do you do first?
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Make sure the scene is safe, you protect yourself from body substances (BSI), and check the patient for responsiveness, breathing, and pulse.
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When checking for breathing, what 3 things should you do to check the patient?
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Look, Listen, and Feel for breathing after opening the airway
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If the patient is not breathing, what would you do to try to open the patients airway?
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A head-tilt-chin-lift or a jaw-thrust if there is suspected C-Spine injury.
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What if you can not get an open airway by doing a jaw-thrust maneuver on a patient?
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After attempting to open the airway 2 times using the jaw-thrust, do a head-tilt-chin-lift.
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After opening the airway and the patient is still not breathing, what step would be next?
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Give 2 breathes (1 second each)
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Compression to breath ratio for 1 person child CPR
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30:2
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Compression to breath ratio for 2 person child CPR
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15:2
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What is the age of a child as defined for CPR?
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ages 1 to the onset of puberty
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What is the compression rate for adult CPR?
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100 per minute
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What is the compression rate for child CPR?
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100 per minute
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What is the compression rate for infant CPR?
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100 per minute
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What is the compression depth for adult CPR?
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1 1/2 to 2 inches
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What is the compression depth for child and infant CPR?
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1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the chest
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What is the compression location for adult CPR?
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center of breastbone between the nipples
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What is the compression location for child CPR?
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center of breastbone between the nipples
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What is the compression location for infant CPR?
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just below the nipple line on the breastbone
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How long do you check the patients pulse for?
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at least 5 seconds but no longer than 10 seconds
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Where do you check the pulse on an infant?
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check the infants brachial pulse.
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What is the age of a child when considering use of an AED?
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1-8 years of age
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What is the age of a child when considering proper CPR procedure?
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1 till the onset of puberty (pubic hair, underarm hair, breast development)
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An adult victim collapses in front of you. After determining that the pt. is pulseless, apnic, and unresponsive, would you initiate CPR or apply an AED?
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Apply the AED. if the pt. has been down for less than 4 minutes, use the AED first before initiating CPR
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If a pt. has been down for more than 4 minutes or their collapse was unwitnessed, would you initiate CPR or apply the AED?
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Initiate CPR. Only if the pt. has been down for less than 4 minutes do you apply the AED first.
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