CPR Flashcards
CPR sequence acronym
C-A-B
C:
compressions
A:
airway
B:
breathing
compressions: push … and … on the …
hard; fast; center of the victim’s chest
airway: … the victim’s head back and … to open the airway
tilt; lift the chin
breathing: give
mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths
(compressions) a compression is the act of
pushing on the chest
(compressions) people often don’t …. because they’re …
push hard enough; afraid of hurting the victim
(compressions) an injury is …, but it is …
unlikely; better than death
(compressions) it is better to push … than …
too hard; not hard enough
(compressions) when you push on the chest, you
pump blood to the brain and heart
(compressions) step 1: make sure the person is
lying on his back on a firm, flat surface
(compressions) step 2:
move clothes out of the way
(compressions) step 3: put the … on the lower half of the …. put the …. on …
heel of 1 hand; breastbone; heel of your other hand; top of the first hand
(compressions) push … at least … at a rate of …
straight down; 2 inches; at least 100 compressions a minute
(compressions) after each compression, let the
chest come back up to its normal position
(give breaths) …. are the most important part of CPR
compressions
(give breaths) if you are also able to …, you will help even more
give breaths
(give breaths) your breaths need to
make the chest rise
(give breaths) when the chest …, you know the person has …
rises; taken in enough air
(open airway) put 1 hand on the … and the …. on the …
forehead; fingers of your other hand; bony part of the chin
(open airway) … back and ….
tilt the head back and lift the chin
(give breaths) take a breath and … with …
cover the person’s mouth; your mouth
