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HEART AND STROKE BLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HEART AND STROKE BLS EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
High-quality cpr - answer-start compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac
arrest
Compression rate - answer-100-120/min
Depth of compression for adults - answer-at least 2 inches
Depth of compression for children - answer-one-third the death of the chest about 2
inchs or 5 cm
Depth of compression for infants - answer-one-third the depth of the chest about 1 and
1/2 inch or 4 cm
Ihca - answer-in hospital cardiac arrest
Ohca - answer-out of hospital cardiac arrest
Chain of survival ohca - answer-call 911, cpr, aed, ems, ed, cath lab, icu
Cardiac arrest is based on - answer-unresponsiveness, no breathing or no normal
breathing or only gasping and no pulse
Cardiac arrest in children usually which order - answer-cardiac arrest is often secondary
to respiratory failure and shock
Sudden cardiac arrest definition - answer-occurs when the heart develops abnormal
rhythm and cannot pump blood
A heart attack definition - answer-occurs when the blood flow two part of the heart
muscle is blocked
Heart attack symptoms - answer-severe discomfort in the chest or areas of the upper
body, shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea / vomiting and women and men can
experience pain in the jaw arms and back or neck, lightheadedness, nausea vomiting
Hands-on cpr - answer-a single rescuer with little training and limited equipment who
witnesses a cardiac arrest may do chest compressions only until help arrives
Cpr consists of three main components - answer-chest compressions, airway, breathing
No normal breathing but has pulse - answer-provide rescue breathing, one breath every
5 to 6 seconds or about 10 to 12 breaths a minute
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