BLS Basic life support (Latest 2020 AHA)
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Infant Child chest compressions Quiz
1.
Position of your hands during Chest compressions
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Place them at the center of abdomen
Place them close to the neck
At 90 degrees to the floor, with straight elbows
At 90 degrees to the floor, with elbows bent to 90 degrees
2.
For chest compressions to be effective, the surface should be
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Flat and firm
Surface with a bump in middle
Soft and fluffly to avoid injuries
It doesn’t matter
3.
In an infant, while compressing the chest,
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Use one hand to compress at tip of sternum
Place fingers at tip of the sternum
Place 2 fingers on lower half of sternum at nipple level
Use 2 hands as in adults in center of the chest
4.
What happens when you compress at a faster rate than recommended 100-120 / min?
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You will get tired faster
You might break the ribcage
Oxygen cannot reach lungs
Heart chambers will not have time to refill
5.
What happens with interruptions in chest compressions?
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Improved output from heart
Rescuers get tired
Perfusion pressures go down
Drastic improvement in perfusion
6.
Why is chest recoil important
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Heart can get injured if there’s no recoil
Increased chest pressures impair blood flow returning to the heart
Ribcage gets strengthened with recoil
Chest recoil helps with oxygenation
7.
Which is not a feature of high quality CPR
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Minimize interruptions
A rate of 100-120 compressions/min
Depth of 1/3rd chest diameter (2inches/5cms)
Minimize chest recoil
