BLS Recertification
At what rate should compressions be administered? - ✔✔✔100-120 per minute
BLS - ✔✔✔the care healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to patients who are
experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or airway obstruction
Distinguish between respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest - ✔✔✔Respiratory-no breathing but has
pulse
Cardiac-no breathing and no pulse
How deep should compressions be? - ✔✔✔Adult-at least 2 inches
Child-around 2 inches
Infant-around 1.5 inches
How do you care for an individual with agonal breathing? - ✔✔✔As if he/she is not breathing (CPR)
How do you care for an individual with no pulse and not breathing - ✔✔✔Perform CPR (30
compressions to 2 breaths) starting with compressions
How do you care for an individual with pulse but is not breathing? - ✔✔✔Rescue breathing
Adult-one breath every 5-6 seconds
Child/Infant-one breath every 3-5 seconds
How do you open the airway of someone suspected of having sustained a head, neck, or spinal cord
injury? - ✔✔✔Jaw thrust maneuver
, How long do you continue rescue breathing or an individual in respiratory arrest? - ✔✔✔Until the
following occurs:
Patient restores voluntary breathing
Another trained rescuer takes over
No pulse (CPR)
Scene becomes unsafe
How long is each ventilation - ✔✔✔One second long
How long should you check the breathing and pulse of an unresponsive individual? - ✔✔✔At least 5
but no longer than 10 seconds
List the steps of the adult cardiac chain of survival - ✔✔✔Recognize symptoms and activate EAP
Early CPR
Early defibrillation with AED
Advanced life support with medical personnel
Post-cardiac arrest care
List the steps of the pediatric cardiac chain of survival - ✔✔✔Prevention of arrest
Early, high-quality CPR
Rapid activation of EMS system
Effective, advanced life support
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
What are agonal breaths? - ✔✔✔Isolated or infrequent gasping in absence of normal breathing of an
unconscious patient
At what rate should compressions be administered? - ✔✔✔100-120 per minute
BLS - ✔✔✔the care healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to patients who are
experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or airway obstruction
Distinguish between respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest - ✔✔✔Respiratory-no breathing but has
pulse
Cardiac-no breathing and no pulse
How deep should compressions be? - ✔✔✔Adult-at least 2 inches
Child-around 2 inches
Infant-around 1.5 inches
How do you care for an individual with agonal breathing? - ✔✔✔As if he/she is not breathing (CPR)
How do you care for an individual with no pulse and not breathing - ✔✔✔Perform CPR (30
compressions to 2 breaths) starting with compressions
How do you care for an individual with pulse but is not breathing? - ✔✔✔Rescue breathing
Adult-one breath every 5-6 seconds
Child/Infant-one breath every 3-5 seconds
How do you open the airway of someone suspected of having sustained a head, neck, or spinal cord
injury? - ✔✔✔Jaw thrust maneuver
, How long do you continue rescue breathing or an individual in respiratory arrest? - ✔✔✔Until the
following occurs:
Patient restores voluntary breathing
Another trained rescuer takes over
No pulse (CPR)
Scene becomes unsafe
How long is each ventilation - ✔✔✔One second long
How long should you check the breathing and pulse of an unresponsive individual? - ✔✔✔At least 5
but no longer than 10 seconds
List the steps of the adult cardiac chain of survival - ✔✔✔Recognize symptoms and activate EAP
Early CPR
Early defibrillation with AED
Advanced life support with medical personnel
Post-cardiac arrest care
List the steps of the pediatric cardiac chain of survival - ✔✔✔Prevention of arrest
Early, high-quality CPR
Rapid activation of EMS system
Effective, advanced life support
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
What are agonal breaths? - ✔✔✔Isolated or infrequent gasping in absence of normal breathing of an
unconscious patient
