Bcls Summary - Adult, Child, Infant

Front 1

define "adult"

Back 1

puberty and over

Front 2

define "child"

Back 2

1 year old to puberty

Front 3

define "infant"

Back 3

less than 1 year old

Front 4

When do you activate the emergency response system when an adult victim is found?

Back 4

immediately

Front 5

When do you activate the emergency response system when an child victim is found?

Back 5

after 5 cycles of CPR
(except for sudden collapse)

Front 6

When do you activate the emergency response system when an infant victim is found?

Back 6

after 5 cycles of CPR

Front 7

For adults, children and infants, in all cases that help is available, when should you send someone to activate EMS and get the AED?

Back 7

immediately

Front 8

What is the first thing you should shout for in all cases when you find a victim down.

Back 8

Help!

Front 9

methods of opening airway

Back 9

head tilt-chin lift
(no trauma)

jaw thrust
(suspected trauma)

Front 10

open the airway
______, ______ and ______
for breathing

Back 10

look - listen - feel

Front 11

In all cases, take at least
_____ but no more than _____
secongs to check for breathing.

Back 11

5 - 10

Front 12

If an adult is not breathing, give ______ breaths, ______ second(s) each.

Back 12

2 breaths
1 second

Front 13

If a child is not breathing, give ______ breaths, ______ second(s) each.

Back 13

2 breaths
1 second

Front 14

If an infant is not breathing, give ______ breaths, ______ second(s) each.

Back 14

2 breaths

1 second

Front 15

pulse to check in adults

Back 15

carotid

Front 16

pulse to check in infants

Back 16

brachial

Front 17

pulse to check in children

Back 17

carotid

Front 18

In all cases, how long should it take to check pulse?

Back 18

at least 5 seconds, but
no more than ten seconds

Front 19

what would indicate a need to start compressions in an adult?

Back 19

no carotid pulse

Front 20

what would indicate a need to start compressions in a child?

Back 20

(1) no carotid pulse

(2) HR <60 with signs of
poor perfusion

Front 21

what would indicate a need to start compressions in an infant?

Back 21

(1) no brachial pulse

(2) HR <60 with signs of
poor perfusion

Front 22

compression location in adults

Back 22

center breastbone between nipples

Front 23

compression location in children

Back 23

center breastbone between nipples

Front 24

compression location in infants

Back 24

just below nipple line on breastbone

Front 25

You may use ______ hand to perform CPR on ______ victims.

Back 25

one

small

Front 26

Perform one-rescuer compression on infants with...

Back 26

2 fingers

Front 27

Perform two-rescuer compressions on infants with...

Back 27

2 thumbs - encircling hands

Front 28

compression depth for adults

Back 28

1 1/2 - 2 inches

Front 29

compression depth for children

Back 29

1/3 - 1/2 depth of chest

Front 30

compression depth for infants

Back 30

1/3 - 1/2 depth of chest

Front 31

compression rate for adults, chldren and infants

Back 31

100 per minute

Front 32

compression-ventillation ratio for adult one-rescuer

Back 32

30:2

Front 33

compression-ventillation ratio for adult two-rescuer

Back 33

30:2

Front 34

compression-ventillation ratio for child one-rescuer

Back 34

30:2

Front 35

compression-ventillation ratio for child two-rescuer

Back 35

15:2

Front 36

compression-ventillation ratio for infant one-rescuer

Back 36

30:2

Front 37

compression-ventillation ratio for infant two-rescuer

Back 37

15:2

Front 38

adult rescue breathing
one breath every ___ secs

Back 38

5 - 6

Front 39

adult advanced airway rescue breathing
one breath every ___ secs

Back 39

6 - 8

Front 40

pediatric rescue breathing
one breath every ___ secs

Back 40

3 - 5

Front 41

adult rescue breathing
___ breaths per minute

Back 41

10 - 12

Front 42

pediatric rescue breathing
___ breaths per minute

Back 42

12 - 20

Front 43

advanced airway
___ breaths per minute

Back 43

8 - 10

Front 44

You would ______ rescue breathing once an advanced airway is in place.

(slow down/spead up)

Back 44

slow down

Front 45

Besides changing the ventillation rate, what other factor changes when an advanced airway is in place?

Back 45

chest compressions are not interrupted to provide breaths

Front 46

Exhalation of the second rescue breath occurs when?

Back 46

During the first compression.

Front 47

infant rescue breathing
one breath every ___ secs

Back 47

3 - 5

Front 48

infant rescue breathing
___ breaths per minute

Back 48

12 - 20

Front 49

True or False:
Child and infant rescue breathing are done at the same rate?

Back 49

True.

Front 50

Rescuers should switch positions every ___ cycles of CPR.

Back 50

5

Front 51

Rescuers should switch positions about every ___ minutes.

Back 51

2

Front 52

Five cycles of CPR equals about _____ minutes.

Back 52

2

Front 53

When switching positions in CPR, rescuers should take less than ___ seconds to switch.

Back 53

5

Front 54

When performing rescue breathing, how often should you check pulse?

Back 54

every 2 minutes

Front 55

For choking in an unresponsive infant, administer ___ back slaps and up to ___ chest thrusts at a rate of about ___ per second.

Back 55

5 - 5 - 1

Front 56

Place AED at least ____ distance from the side of an implanted defib

Back 56

1 inch
(2.5 centimeters)

Front 57

When assessing pulse rate on an unresponsive child, you should not take _____. You should count for no more than _____ seconds and calculate the rate.

Back 57

a full minute

5 - 10

Front 58

Hyperventillation in cardiac arrest should be avoided, particularly in cases of...

Back 58

advanced airway placement.

Front 59

Why should hyperventillation be avoided in cardiac arrest?

Back 59

It can decrease venous return to the heart and reduce blood flow during chest compressions, worsening outcome.

Front 60

Without bystander CPR, the chance of survival from cardiac arrest decreases by ______.

Back 60

7% to 10%

Front 61

Use AEDs only in victims who have the following three clinical findings:

Back 61

(1) no response
(2) no breathing
(3) no pulse

Front 62

four universal steps to operate an AED

Back 62

(1) Power On
(2) Attach
(3) Analyze
(4) Shock

Front 63

As soon as the AED shocks the patient...

Back 63

begin CPR, starting with compressions.

Front 64

For an unwitnessed, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children...

Back 64

perform 2 minutes of CPR before shocking.

Front 65

For an in-hospital or sudden collapse arrest in children...

Back 65

use AED as soon as available.

Front 66

True or false:
For an in-hospital pediatric arrest, perform 2 full minutes of CPR prior to shock.

Back 66

False.
In hospital, shock as soon as AED is available.

Front 67

If you have an adult-only AED but a child age 1-8 in arrest...

Back 67

use full adult dose and adult pads.

(make sure pads don't touch)

Front 68

Use adult pads on children over ___ years of age.

Back 68

8

Front 69

Use pediatric pads (if available) on children ages ___ to ___.

Back 69

1 - 8

Front 70

True or false:
You may use child pads and shock dose for ages 8 and over, if necessary.

Back 70

False.

Front 71

True or False:
There are no pulse checks in BCLS once an AED has delivered a shock.

Back 71

True.
After an AED has delivered a shock, analyze and shock without checking for a pulse every two minutes until advanced care provider arrives or patient begins to move.

Front 72

True or False:
After the initial pulse check, there are no additional pulse checks in BCLS when performing full CPR.

Back 72

True.
Continue compression/ventillation cycles until ACLS providers arrive or victim starts to move.

Front 73

True or False:
There are no pulse checks when performing rescue breathing.

Back 73

False.
Pulse is assessed every two minutes when rescue breathing is performed.

Front 74

An adult AED may be used for any patient age ____ and over.

Back 74

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