AMERICAN RED CROSS BLS
Size up the Scene Involves - ANSWER-1. scene safe
2. PPE
3.number of patients
4.nature of illness or injury
5.inital impression (sick, moving)
Primary Assessment: Infant level of consciousness - ANSWER-Ask for consent, tap and shout, tap on
foot
Primary Assessment Level of consciousness - ANSWER-tap and shout, alert, verbal, painful,
unresponsive
Primary Assessment: Airway - ANSWER--Supine
-Head- tilt/chin lift: past neutral position for an adult
- if head, neck or spine injury suspected use modified jaw-thrust maneuver
Primary Assessment: Adult Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - ANSWER--Look(chest rise),
listen(escaping air), feel (side of cheek)
-carotid pulse for 5-10 sec
Primary Assessment: Infant Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - ANSWER--look listen feel
-BRACHIAL PULSE
-5-10 sec
Respiratory Arrest - ANSWER--No normal breathing but pulse
-give ventilations to supply oxygen
- Adult: 1 ventilation every 5-6 sec
Cardiac Arrest - ANSWER--no breathing and no pulse
-cpr to circulate blood to organs
-adult 30 chest compressions followed by 2 ventilations
Keys to good chest compressions for Adults - ANSWER-- firm flat surface
-expose the chest
-hands in center of chest, lower half of the sternum
-arms straight, shoulders directly over hands
-rate of 100-120 compressions per min
-compressions depth of at least 2 inch
-full chest recoil
-minimize interruptions of compressions
Keys to good chest compressions of Infant - ANSWER--firm flat surface
-expose chest
-FINGERS IN CENTER OF CHEST, LOWER HLAF OF STERNUM BELOW NIPPLE LINE
-100-120 compressions
-depth 1 1/2
full chest recoil
2 responder infant CPR - ANSWER--15:2 ratio
-one responder by head other by heels
Size up the Scene Involves - ANSWER-1. scene safe
2. PPE
3.number of patients
4.nature of illness or injury
5.inital impression (sick, moving)
Primary Assessment: Infant level of consciousness - ANSWER-Ask for consent, tap and shout, tap on
foot
Primary Assessment Level of consciousness - ANSWER-tap and shout, alert, verbal, painful,
unresponsive
Primary Assessment: Airway - ANSWER--Supine
-Head- tilt/chin lift: past neutral position for an adult
- if head, neck or spine injury suspected use modified jaw-thrust maneuver
Primary Assessment: Adult Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - ANSWER--Look(chest rise),
listen(escaping air), feel (side of cheek)
-carotid pulse for 5-10 sec
Primary Assessment: Infant Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - ANSWER--look listen feel
-BRACHIAL PULSE
-5-10 sec
Respiratory Arrest - ANSWER--No normal breathing but pulse
-give ventilations to supply oxygen
- Adult: 1 ventilation every 5-6 sec
Cardiac Arrest - ANSWER--no breathing and no pulse
-cpr to circulate blood to organs
-adult 30 chest compressions followed by 2 ventilations
Keys to good chest compressions for Adults - ANSWER-- firm flat surface
-expose the chest
-hands in center of chest, lower half of the sternum
-arms straight, shoulders directly over hands
-rate of 100-120 compressions per min
-compressions depth of at least 2 inch
-full chest recoil
-minimize interruptions of compressions
Keys to good chest compressions of Infant - ANSWER--firm flat surface
-expose chest
-FINGERS IN CENTER OF CHEST, LOWER HLAF OF STERNUM BELOW NIPPLE LINE
-100-120 compressions
-depth 1 1/2
full chest recoil
2 responder infant CPR - ANSWER--15:2 ratio
-one responder by head other by heels
