AHA BLS CPR AND AED TRAINING GUIDE 2026
◉ Sudden cardiac arrest. Answer: the heart develops an abnormal
rhythm and can't pump blood
within seconds the person becomes unresponsive and is not
breathing/only gasping
death occurs within minutes if no treatment is given
leading cause pf death
◉ Heart attack. Answer: blood flow to part of the heart muscle is
blocked. a clot forms in a blood vessel. carrying oxygenated blood to
the heart. If vessel is not opened the muscle will die
severe discomfort in chest or other upper areas of the body,
shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea/vomiting
heart keeps pumping but the longer the person goes without care
the greater damage to the heart
can lead to sudden cardiac arrest
,women more likely yo experience: pain in jaw, arms back or neck,
light-headedness and vomiting
◉ Hands on CPR. Answer: chest compressions only - done by
bystander with little to no training
◉ 30:2 CPR. Answer: Chest compressions and rescue breaths - done
by trained single responder
◉ High - performance team. Answer: chest compressions, bag mask
device and defibrillator - team of 2 or 3 trained responders
◉ main components of CPR. Answer: chest compressions
airway
breathing
◉ Adult cardiac arrest algorithm. Answer: 1. check scene safety
2. victim is unresponsive, call for help, activate EMS, get AED
3. check for no breathing or only gasping and pulse
4. if no breathing and no pulse - CPR (ratio of 30:2)
5. AED
, ◉ what do you do if an adult has normal breathing and a pulse.
Answer: monitor until emergency responders arrive
◉ what do you do if there is no normal breathing but they have a
pulse in an adult. Answer: provide rescue breaths only
1 breath every 5-6 seconds (12/12 breaths a minute)
check pulse every 2 minutes
if possible opioid overdose - administer naloxone
◉ what do you do after the AED says to shock. Answer: stay clear,
give shock, resume CPR
◉ what do you do if AED does not advise shock. Answer: resume
CPR immediately for 2 minutes (until AED analyzes again)
◉ how do you check for responsiveness. Answer: tap the victims
shoulder and shout "Are you OK?"
◉ how to call for emergency response system in a hospital. Answer:
activate special hospital code
◉ Sudden cardiac arrest. Answer: the heart develops an abnormal
rhythm and can't pump blood
within seconds the person becomes unresponsive and is not
breathing/only gasping
death occurs within minutes if no treatment is given
leading cause pf death
◉ Heart attack. Answer: blood flow to part of the heart muscle is
blocked. a clot forms in a blood vessel. carrying oxygenated blood to
the heart. If vessel is not opened the muscle will die
severe discomfort in chest or other upper areas of the body,
shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea/vomiting
heart keeps pumping but the longer the person goes without care
the greater damage to the heart
can lead to sudden cardiac arrest
,women more likely yo experience: pain in jaw, arms back or neck,
light-headedness and vomiting
◉ Hands on CPR. Answer: chest compressions only - done by
bystander with little to no training
◉ 30:2 CPR. Answer: Chest compressions and rescue breaths - done
by trained single responder
◉ High - performance team. Answer: chest compressions, bag mask
device and defibrillator - team of 2 or 3 trained responders
◉ main components of CPR. Answer: chest compressions
airway
breathing
◉ Adult cardiac arrest algorithm. Answer: 1. check scene safety
2. victim is unresponsive, call for help, activate EMS, get AED
3. check for no breathing or only gasping and pulse
4. if no breathing and no pulse - CPR (ratio of 30:2)
5. AED
, ◉ what do you do if an adult has normal breathing and a pulse.
Answer: monitor until emergency responders arrive
◉ what do you do if there is no normal breathing but they have a
pulse in an adult. Answer: provide rescue breaths only
1 breath every 5-6 seconds (12/12 breaths a minute)
check pulse every 2 minutes
if possible opioid overdose - administer naloxone
◉ what do you do after the AED says to shock. Answer: stay clear,
give shock, resume CPR
◉ what do you do if AED does not advise shock. Answer: resume
CPR immediately for 2 minutes (until AED analyzes again)
◉ how do you check for responsiveness. Answer: tap the victims
shoulder and shout "Are you OK?"
◉ how to call for emergency response system in a hospital. Answer:
activate special hospital code
