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Q: What is mechanical compressions?
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What is the main benefit from using a mechanical piston or load distributing band for chest compressions?

The elimination of rescuer fatigue that results from manual compressions.


What type of wave is being described Sound parallel mechanical not a vacuum nedds a medium compressions and rarefaction?

longitudinal waves


What is the ratio for chest compressions to full breaths on an infant?

Ratio of compressions to breaths for a toddler is 30 compressions to 2 breaths.


What is the compressions per minute?

You will give about 75 compressions in a minute.


What does the compression rate mean?

The compression rate is the amount of compressions per a unit of time. The CPR rate is 100 compressions per minute; which means if you gave compressions straight through, no stopping, for 1 minute, you would have given 100 compressions. However, we give 30 compressions and then give 2 breaths, then back to compressions, so we average 75 actual compressions per minute, but we give the compressions at a rate of 100 per minute.


What is the rate of chest compressions for a victim of any age?

Thirty compressions (at a rate of one hundred compressions a minute) and two breaths.


At what rate should chest compressions be performed on an adult?

The 30 compressions should be given at a rate of 100 compressions per minute.


What number of chest compressions are administered in CPR?

Thirty compressions and two breaths per cycle.


How many compressions and breaths for a child?

30 compressions to 2 breaths.


How many number of compressions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

30 compressions to 2 breaths.


Do you start with compressions or breaths when the AED isn't needed?

Start CPR with compressions.


Interruptions in chest compressions should be limited to how many compressions?

15 seconds