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compress the lower sternum but not over the xiphoid

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What parts are being simulated during CPR?

The breathing is simulated by giving breaths and the heart beat is simulated by giving chest compressions.


What is the number of breaths to compressions you give during CPR?

Adult, Child, Infant 1-rescuer CPR is 30 Compressions : 2 Breaths.


Why do you not give very large breaths during rescue breathing?

Giving very large breaths during rescue breathing can force air to reach the stomach, causing the patient to vomit. Vomiting while the patient is unconscious poses a risk to airway management as it may become obstructed. Furthermore, you do not have time to be giving very slow, forceful breaths are chest compressions take precedence in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.


When giving CPR to a child age two to eight the appropriate number of compressions to breaths is?

30 compressions to 2 breaths


Why might the chest not rise when giving rescue breaths?

food in the mouth


Why give 5 rescue breaths first when giving CPR to children?

The current child CPR is cycles of 30 compressions to 2 breaths.


What should you breathe in when giving rescue breaths?

oxygen, air, what u breath in


Do you tilt head when performing CPR on baby?

Tilt the head when giving the breaths.


When giving CPR to an infant do you give cycles of 30 chest compression and 2 rescue breaths?

You are correct; 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths.


When should you use a barrier device when giving rescue breaths?

prevent victim from vomiting


What are signs of circulation after giving rescue breaths to infant?

Normal breathing


What is the best way to know you are giving breaths correctly for CPR?

As you give the breaths, look down the long axis of the body to see the chest rise as you give the breath.