BLS CPR Exam
1. First, Check victim for 2 things simultaneously: Response & Breathing
2. If adult is unresponsive and not breathing, or not breathing normally,:
Start CPR.
3. Compression rate of:: 100/min
4. infants
Adults: 1.5 for
infants 2 inches for
adults
(or 1/3 of the chest circumference)
5. Lay people:
Medical Professionals:: Do not check for
pulse. Only up to 10 seconds to search for
pulse.
6. Complete Sequence for 1 Rescuer:: 1)Hey, are you okay?
2) activate emergency response, grab
an AED. 3)Check pulse <10 seconds.
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, 4)Start chest compressions
(30) 5)2 rescue breaths
6) Chest compressions (30)
7) 2 rescue breaths
REPEAT 6 & 7 until help arrives.
7. 2 Rescuer Adult BLS: 1)R1 Start Chest compressions (30)
2) R2 maintains airway and gives 2 breaths (30:2) (instruct R1 in
accurate compres- sion technique.
3) If AED tells you to analyze, switch roles, or after every 5 cycles if No
AED; switch should take no less than 5 seconds.
8. 1 rescuer compression technique and ratio for infants: 2-finger chest
com- pression, 15:2
9. 2 rescuer compression technique for infants: 2 thumb-encircling hands
tech- nique and 1/3 depth
10.AED: automated external defibrillator
11.agonal gasps: Abnormal breathing. May happen in the first minutes
after sud- den cardiac arrest.
12.AHA: American Heart Association
13.Bag Mask: A hand-held device with a face mask
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1. First, Check victim for 2 things simultaneously: Response & Breathing
2. If adult is unresponsive and not breathing, or not breathing normally,:
Start CPR.
3. Compression rate of:: 100/min
4. infants
Adults: 1.5 for
infants 2 inches for
adults
(or 1/3 of the chest circumference)
5. Lay people:
Medical Professionals:: Do not check for
pulse. Only up to 10 seconds to search for
pulse.
6. Complete Sequence for 1 Rescuer:: 1)Hey, are you okay?
2) activate emergency response, grab
an AED. 3)Check pulse <10 seconds.
1/
, 4)Start chest compressions
(30) 5)2 rescue breaths
6) Chest compressions (30)
7) 2 rescue breaths
REPEAT 6 & 7 until help arrives.
7. 2 Rescuer Adult BLS: 1)R1 Start Chest compressions (30)
2) R2 maintains airway and gives 2 breaths (30:2) (instruct R1 in
accurate compres- sion technique.
3) If AED tells you to analyze, switch roles, or after every 5 cycles if No
AED; switch should take no less than 5 seconds.
8. 1 rescuer compression technique and ratio for infants: 2-finger chest
com- pression, 15:2
9. 2 rescuer compression technique for infants: 2 thumb-encircling hands
tech- nique and 1/3 depth
10.AED: automated external defibrillator
11.agonal gasps: Abnormal breathing. May happen in the first minutes
after sud- den cardiac arrest.
12.AHA: American Heart Association
13.Bag Mask: A hand-held device with a face mask
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