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CPR
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a technique combining cycles of chest compressions and rescue breaths to oxygenate and circulate blood to maintain life. Ask and answer questions regarding the CPR techniques, training and history.
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What does sample stand for in CPR?
SAMPLE stands for:
S = Signs/Symptoms
A = Allergies
M = Medications
P = Past medical history
L = Last meal
E = Events leading up to the emergency
How do you perform CPR to a hunchback?
the same way you would on a normal person just its a little bit more complicated
Where do you attached the AED pads on paient?
Place pads on patient upper right chest and left side on the ribs.
Can you do CPR on an inclined surface?
No, you don't perform CPR on an inclined surface. It must be horizontal, flat, and hard (not deflect while giving compressions).
Can your employer make you perform CPR?
If CPR is art of the job description, then yes; otherwise no.
Is CPR done on everyone the same?
The basic procedure for CPR is the same for all people, with a few modifications for infants and children to account for their smaller size
Is it important to wait for the chest to come back to its original position after?
It is not important to wait for the chest to come back to its original position after each compression
compression in 5 cycles
Adult CPR is performing a sequence of 30 compressions and 2 breaths repeatedly to circulate oxygenated blood throughout the body.
What can an AED do for a patient that CPR cannot do?
The AED will shock to reset the heart to bring it out of V-Fib or V-Tach.
If after giving 1 shock to a child the AED prompts no shock advised you should?
Check pulse, and if no pulse, continue CPR until the AED goes to the analyze phase again.
Why is the waterproofing bag in the m50 mask used?
To protect the mask from moisture and wet conditions
What is the most effective treatment for sudden cardiac arrest?
Immediately call 911, start CPR if no signs of life (and hook up an AED as soon as possible).
Continuous effective CPR proper chest compressions and ventilations should include?
Continuous effective CPR proper chest compressions and ventilations should include:
1. Open the airway properly (head tilt chin lift method unless head or back injury then use jaw thrust method) and to the correct angle (more angle for adults, less for a child and even less for an infant)
2. Ensure each breath makes the chest rise the proper amount (Adult 1 1/2 - 2 inches; Child 1 - 1 1/2 inches; Infant 1/2 - 1 inch)
3. Don't blow too hard or too fast when giving breaths (air will go into stomach)
4. For chest compressions ensure proper hand and body location
5. Ensure each compression is to the proper depth (Adult 1 1/2 - 2 inches; Child 1 - 1 1/2 inches; Infant 1/2 - 1 inch)
6. Don't jerk when giving compressions
7. Hands should not leave chest on the up motion of compressions
8. Count out loud when giving compressions to maintain rhythm
What is the correct order for CPR?
The correct order of CPR steps according to the AHA are:
1. Check for responsiveness (gently shake patient and ask if they are OK)
2. Open the airway (gently lift chin)
3. Check for breathing (use the 'look, listen, feel' method)
4. If not breathing, give 2 rescue breaths
5. Check for a pulse at carotid artery for 10 seconds.
6. If no pulse begin 30 chest compressions at rate of about 100 per minute. (I sing in my head "Oh, oh, oh, oh, stayin' alive, stayin' alive"
7. After 30 compressions give 2 rescue breaths. Repeat the compressions and rescue breaths until EMS arrives or the patient tells you to get off their chest.
Can a consious person ever be shocked with an aed?
The only way a conscious person can be shocked by an AED is if they are touching the person that is being shocked, or touching metal that the person being shocked is touching, or standing in a puddle of water that the person being shocked is in.
AED's are designed to only shock unconscious and pulse less victims, they have built in sensors that analyze heart rhythms and only shock if no rhythms are present. They cannot distinguish the difference between the heart's electrical rhythms and the electrical signals that your brain sends your muscles. So if a person is breathing, thinking, or their heart is beating, then an AED attached to them will not function.
However, the electricity of an AED can be conducted from a patient being shocked through direct contact, water, or metal to an unintentional second person.
- Courtney
EMT/CPR Instructor
Use CPR when there are no signs of life. For an Adult, look, listen and feel for breathing. If there is no breathing, give 2 breaths and start CPR. For an Infant and Child, after checking for breathing and there is no breathing, check for a pulse. If there is no pulse, start CPR.
What is the most common mistakes made in CPR?
"Among the most common mistakes made [during CPR] are not giving compressions deep enough and performing compressions too fast or too slow."
CPR and AED Review Manual, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005
The main way healthcare providers fail in CPR is not pushing deep enough or fast enough. In other words we are not aggressive enough...probably because we are afraid to break ribs, or we just don't understand the mechanics, or it is to much work to do it properly.
AHA says the emphasis of adult CPR should be placed on providing proper compressions with as few interruptions as possible. They describe it as fast and deep. At least 2 inches for the adult or a better way is 1/3 to 1/2 of the person's total chest depth (so no matter what the person's size is you know how far to push) The goal should be to provide around 100 compressions in 1 minute.
Why is it that chest compressions are the most important thing for adult CPR?
Because most adults go into cardiac arrest due to cardiac problems (Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heart attack, heart disease etc) and they need Oxygen circulated to keep the body alive (most importantly the brain) until ALS treatment can be provided and fix the problem. CPR doesn't fix cardiac problems it just buys the time and keeps the bodies tissue alive till advanced treatment can be administered.
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitaton (or rescue breathing) is when a person breathes into the mouth and/or nose of an unconscious patient. This will allow the lungs to refill with oxygen. When the heart is compressed (by doing CPR), rescue breathing will help to ensure that there is enough oxygen in the body, so that all the organs and tissues will be supplied with enough oxygen to sustain life.
Cardio Pulmonrary Resusciation (CPR) is a method of returning circulation to a body whose heart is not functioning. Although CPR is now sometimes done without rescue breathing and relies on the lung's vacuum process during chest compressions to partially fill the lungs with air, chest compressions remain necessary to spread the oxygenated blood to body tissues and cells.
