AHA Study Guide for the BLS Exam
Despite advances in prevention, sudden
______________remains a leading cause of death in many countries. -
Cardiac arrest
Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains poor. Only.
____% of adult patients with nontraumatic cardiac arrest who are treated by emergency medical
services survive to hospital discharge. -
10
The 2 key components of CPR are __________ and ___________ -
Chest compressions, emergency breaths
Start compressions within ____ seconds after recognized cardiac arrest. -
10
Push _______, push ________. Compress at a rate of ______ to ______ per minute. -
Hard, fast. 100-120
Compress the chest of *adults* at least _____ in. (5 cm), but no more than ____ inches (6 cm). -
2 in , 3 in
Compress the chest of *children* at least _____ the depth of the chest, this is approximately _____
inches (5 cm). -
1/3 , 2 in.
Compress the chest of *infants* at least _____ the depth of the chest, this is approximately _____
inches (4cm) -
1/3 , 1.5
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, Allow for complete chest _______ after each compression. -
Recoil
Minimize interruptions in chest compressions. (Try to limit interruptions to less than ____ seconds.) -
10
Give effective breaths. Deliver each breath over one second, enough to make the victim's chest
_______ -
Rise
Avoid excessive ___________ -
ventilation
Personal __________________ _________________ (PPE) helps protect rescuers from health or
safety risks. -
Protective equipment
INFANTS: Younger than ______ year(s) of age (excluding newly born infants in the delivery room) -
1
CHILDREN: _______year(s) of age to ________ -
1, puberty
Male puberty signs -
Chest, underarm, facial hair
Female Puberty signs -
Breast development
Adults : _____________ and older -
Puberty
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Despite advances in prevention, sudden
______________remains a leading cause of death in many countries. -
Cardiac arrest
Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains poor. Only.
____% of adult patients with nontraumatic cardiac arrest who are treated by emergency medical
services survive to hospital discharge. -
10
The 2 key components of CPR are __________ and ___________ -
Chest compressions, emergency breaths
Start compressions within ____ seconds after recognized cardiac arrest. -
10
Push _______, push ________. Compress at a rate of ______ to ______ per minute. -
Hard, fast. 100-120
Compress the chest of *adults* at least _____ in. (5 cm), but no more than ____ inches (6 cm). -
2 in , 3 in
Compress the chest of *children* at least _____ the depth of the chest, this is approximately _____
inches (5 cm). -
1/3 , 2 in.
Compress the chest of *infants* at least _____ the depth of the chest, this is approximately _____
inches (4cm) -
1/3 , 1.5
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, Allow for complete chest _______ after each compression. -
Recoil
Minimize interruptions in chest compressions. (Try to limit interruptions to less than ____ seconds.) -
10
Give effective breaths. Deliver each breath over one second, enough to make the victim's chest
_______ -
Rise
Avoid excessive ___________ -
ventilation
Personal __________________ _________________ (PPE) helps protect rescuers from health or
safety risks. -
Protective equipment
INFANTS: Younger than ______ year(s) of age (excluding newly born infants in the delivery room) -
1
CHILDREN: _______year(s) of age to ________ -
1, puberty
Male puberty signs -
Chest, underarm, facial hair
Female Puberty signs -
Breast development
Adults : _____________ and older -
Puberty
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