AHA Study Guide for the BLS Exam

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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