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CPR for Special Situations Flashcards

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  1. What is the first step in rescuing a drowning victim who is unresponsive?

    Answer: Ensure personal safety, remove the victim from the water, then begin CPR

    Rescuer safety is paramount — ensure the scene is safe, remove the victim from the water as quickly as possible, place them on a firm surface, and then begin CPR.

  2. For a drowning victim, which component of CPR should be emphasized over hands-only CPR?

    Answer: Rescue breathing in addition to compressions

    Drowning is a hypoxic arrest — the primary problem is lack of oxygen, so rescue breathing combined with compressions is strongly recommended over hands-only CPR.

  3. How should CPR be modified for a victim with suspected opioid overdose?

    Answer: Give naloxone if available, call 911, and provide rescue breaths and compressions as needed

    For opioid overdose with unresponsiveness and no normal breathing, administer naloxone if available, call 911, and provide full CPR (compressions plus rescue breaths) since respiratory arrest is the primary emergency.

  4. When performing CPR on a pregnant victim, what additional measure may improve outcomes?

    Answer: Manually displace the uterus to the left or tilt the victim 15–30 degrees left to relieve aorto-caval compression

    After 20 weeks of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus can compress the inferior vena cava; manually displacing the uterus to the left or a 15–30° left lateral tilt improves venous return during CPR.

  5. What is the recommended treatment for a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?

    Answer: Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)

    For a conscious adult with a complete airway obstruction (unable to cough, speak, or breathe), deliver abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the object is dislodged or the victim becomes unconscious.

  6. If a choking adult becomes unconscious and collapses, what should you do?

    Answer: Call 911 and begin CPR, looking in the mouth for the object before giving breaths

    When a choking victim becomes unconscious, lower them to the ground, call 911, and begin CPR — look into the mouth before giving breaths and remove any visible object.