acls test study guide with complete
solutions
rate for adult cpr chest compressions - Answer✔✔-30 (non advanced airway), continuous
(advanced airway)
3 main components of acls - Answer✔✔-oxygenation, ventilation, circulation
goal after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) - Answer✔✔-neurologic preservation
depth for quality compressions - Answer✔✔-2 inches
why do you want to allow for chest recoil? - Answer✔✔-allows heart to fill back up with blood
why do you want to minimize interruptions during chest compressions? - Answer✔✔-keeps
blood flow to vital organs (<10s)
what is the ratio of breaths to compressions without an advanced airway - Answer✔✔-30:2
how frequent do you give breaths with an advanced airway - Answer✔✔-1 breath every 5-6
seconds (with continuous compressions)
acls algorithms - Answer✔✔-cardiac arrest, bradycardia, tachycardia
determination for if a pt is stable or unstable (2) - Answer✔✔-LOC and BP
All pts in cardiac arrest are - Answer✔✔-unstable
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