PALS 110 Questions And Answers

The first rescuer who arrives at the side of an unresponsive infant or child should quickly perform what steps? - ️️1. Verify scene safety 2. Check for responsiveness (Tap childs shoulder or infants heel while shouting are you ok) 3. If unresponsive shout for nearby help and activate the emergency response system via mobile device 4. 5. Assess infant or child for normal breathing and pulse What happens if there are two rescuer's? - ️️The first rescuer remains at the scene while the second activates the emergency response system and retrieves the AED How do you minimize delays in starting cpr? - ️️Take no more than 10 seconds to assess breathing at the same time as you check the pulse. How do you confirm breathing? - ️️Scan the chest for rise and fall How do you perform a pulse check on a child? - ️️Palpate a carotid or femoral pulse. How do you find the femoral artery? - ️️Place two fingers in the inner thigh, midway between the hipbone and the pubic bone and just below the crease where the leg meets the torso. How long must we feel for a pulse? - ️️At least 5 but no more than 10 seconds.