AEMT NREMT Study Guide with correct answers

Compression/ Ventilation ratio for one rescuer? Two? Correct Answer-1 rescuer = 30:2 2 rescuers = 30:2 Pediatric 2 rescuer is 15:2 but otherwise stays the same What is the proper compression rate in CPR? Correct Answer-100-120 per minute Compression rate for: Adults Children? Infants: Correct Answer-Adults: 2 inches Children: 1/3 depth of chest or 2 in Infants: 1.5 inches What are 2 rhythms are considered "shockable" rhythms? Correct Answer-Ventricular Fibrilation Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia Use the following terms to describe the flow of blood throughout the body: Atrium, Ventricle, arteries, veins, aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, capillaries, vena cava, arterioles. Correct Answer-1. Deoxygenated blood travels through the superior and inferior vena cava to the right atrium 2. The blood is pumped by the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery to the lungs. This is where the blood is oxygenated before being sent back through pulmonary veins to the left atrium.