BLS

components of infant chest compressions

rate: 100/120 depth: 1.5 in hands: 2 fingers just below nipple line in center

components of chest compressions for children

rate: 100/120 depth: 2 in hands: 2 or 1 on lower place of breastbone

local day care calls and says there is an unconcious infant. you and your partner go

scene is safe and child unresponsive

pediatric BLS

verify scene safety check for responsiveness...tap shoulders and are you Ok?..activate emergency response or have someone do it and get AED no normal breathing but pulse...rescue breaths every 2-3 seconds heart rate less than 60 bpm?...being CPR

dispatch calls you to a family home and there is a 6 year old who is unresponsive. the scene is safe and you have the AED.

you tap his shoulders and ask if he is ok

after checking breathing and a pulse, you see he is not breathing but does have a pulse. how do you deliver rescue breaths?

1 breath every 2/3 seconds..20-30 breaths per minute

after checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is not breathing normally but does have a pulse. Rescue breaths are needed. What is the ventilation rate?

1 breath every 6 seconds...10 breaths per minute check for pulse every 2 minutes and do CPR if there is no pulse

recommended compression to ventilation ratios for infants and children

1 rescuer: 30 2 rescuers: 2

how to check pulse on infant

2 or 3 fingers on inside of the upper arm...halfway between shoulder and elbow

an AED is used and a shock is delivered. what CPR ratio of compressions to breaths do you use?

30 compressions and 2 breaths

the infant is unresponsive after tapping her foot and asking if she was ok. what do you do?

5-10 seconds look for no breathing..check brachial

Dispatch calls you and your partner to the gym where there is an unresponsive female. The person collapsed during the workout.

You come to the place with an AED and ready to do CPR

You tap and shout to check for responsiveness but the patient does not respond. What is your next step after calling for help?

check for breathing and pulse

as you are doing CPR, your colleague arrives and has the AED. he follows the prompts and the AED analyzes the rhythm and does NOT devise a shock. you continue CPR. what do you do next?

continue CPR until AED says to do a rhythm check, the ALs team arrives, or the patient starts to move

he is unresponsive and might be in cardiac arrest. what is your next step?

for 5-10 seconds look for breathing or gasping and feel the carotid for a pulse

after 4 minutes of rescue breathing, there appears to be no pulse. what do you do next?

immediately begin CPR