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where is the carotid pulse located? - In the grove between the trachea and sternoclastoid muscle Where is the brachial pulse located? - On the medical side (inside) of the upper arm, between the elbow and shoulder when performing 2-rescuer CPR what it the compression to ventilation ratio? - 15:2 when should the two thumb encircling hands technique be used? - When performing compressions What is the depth of compressions? - 1/3 depth of the chest What is The compression to ventilation ratio for one rescuer child infant CPR? - 30:2 What happens when a second rescuer arrives to a one rescuer child infant CPR? - The ratio become 15:2 What should the compression rate be for all CPR patients? - At least 100/minute How is gastric inflation caused? - It is caused when air enters the victim stomach during bag mask ventilation it is caused by breaths given to quickly or with too much force What techniques can be used when performing one rescuer CPR to provide breaths? - Mouth-tomouth mouth to mask mouth to barrier device