unit 5 (cpr)

Question 1

where to check pulse on each class

Answer 1

unconscious child + adult is carotid. conscious child + adult is radial. infants is brachial.

Question 2

atrial systole

Answer 2

atrial depolarization (contraction)

Question 3

ventricular diastole

Answer 3

ventricles filling and relaxed

Question 4

adult chain of survival

Answer 4

recognize cardiac arrest, call 911, give chest compressions, early defibrillation

Question 5

pediatric chain of survival

Answer 5

recognize cardiac arrest, give 5 cycles and breaths, call 911

Question 6

if you have 2 rescuers for child CPR, how do you adjust the compression to breath ration

Answer 6

change it to 15:2

Question 7

what is the compression to breath ratio for one person infant CPR

Answer 7

30:2 until second rescuer arrives

Question 8

pad placement of AED paddles

Answer 8

upper right and left under armpit. if pacemaker, just place the pad below it. if medication pad, take off and place paddles in correct spot. if skin is wet, dry the chest off.

Question 9

AED paddle placement on children

Answer 9

if AED arrives, finish CPR before placing. place in same spots as adult unless the child is too small and they touch, then place one over sternum and one over spine.

Question 10

what does AED set up consist of

Answer 10

turning the device on, plugging in the pads, and putting them on the chest

Question 11

when should you stop CPR

Answer 11

rescuer exhaustion, obvious signs of life, EMS arrives, physician orders you to stop, scene becomes unsafe

Question 12

what are some complications of CPR

Answer 12

gastric distention- readjust airway, regurgitation- immediately stop and turn head to clear airway, broken ribs