Emergency Management and First Aid Flashcards

What is the recommended chest compression depth for an adult during CPR?

Answer: At least 2 inches (5 cm) but not more than 2.4 inches (6 cm)

AHA guidelines call for adult compressions of at least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches to circulate blood effectively without causing injury.

At what rate should chest compressions be delivered during CPR for any age group?

Answer: 100-120 per minute

Compressions should be delivered at 100-120 per minute for adults, children, and infants.

A single rescuer is performing CPR on an infant. What compression-to-ventilation ratio should be used?

Answer: 30:2

A lone rescuer uses 30 compressions to 2 breaths for all ages, including infants.

Two healthcare rescuers are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What compression-to-ventilation ratio should they use?

Answer: 15:2

With two rescuers, child and infant CPR switches to a 15:2 ratio to provide more frequent ventilations.

Where should AED pads be placed on an adult using the standard anterolateral position?

Answer: One pad below the right collarbone and one on the left side below the armpit

Anterolateral placement puts one pad on the upper right chest below the clavicle and the other on the lower left side of the chest so current crosses the heart.

A conscious 8-month-old infant is choking and cannot cry or cough. What is the correct first aid sequence?

Answer: 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts, repeated

Abdominal thrusts can injure an infant's organs, so infants receive alternating sets of 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts.

An adult choking patient becomes unresponsive while you are giving abdominal thrusts. What should you do next?

Answer: Lower the patient to the ground, call for help, and begin CPR, checking the mouth before giving breaths

Once the patient is unresponsive, start CPR, and look in the mouth for a visible object each time you open the airway to give breaths.