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Question: for adults, children, and infants, what is the universal one rescuer compressions to breath ratio?
Answer: 30:2
*adult 2-rescuer ratio is also 30:2
*excluding newly born infants in the delivery room
Question: for infants, children, and adults what is the two rescuers compressions to breath ratio?
Answer: - infant and child 2-rescuer ratio is 15:2
adult both 1- and 2-rescuer ratio is 30:2
→ with one rescuer doing compressions and the other doing breaths
Question: what defines an individual as a child?
Answer: - anywhere between 1 year and puberty
- signs of puberty include chest or underarm hair on mails and any breast development in females
Question: what are the 7 steps for one rescuer child BLS?
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Question: what are the 7 steps for two rescuer child and infant BLS?
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Question: list 6 critical characteristics of high-quality CPR that improve a victim’s chances of survival
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Question: what are the 5 links in the Adult Chain of Survival?
Answer: - immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of emergency response system
- early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) w/ an emphasis on chest compressions
- rapid defibrillation
- effective advanced life support
- integrated post-cardiac arrest care
Question: what are the different causes of cardiac arrest in adults and children?
Answer: - adults: cardiac arrest is often sudden and results from cardiac cause
- children: cardiac arrest is often secondary to respiratory failure and shock
Question: what are the 5 links in the Pediatric Chain of Survival?
Answer: - prevention of arrest by identifying children at risk
- early high-quality bystander CPR
- rapid activation of EMS (or other emergency response system
- effective advanced life support (incl. rapid stabilization and transport to definitive care and rehabilitiation)
- integrated post-cardiac arrest care
Question: what is the 2010 AHA BLS sequence?
Answer: - Chest compressions - Airway - Breathing