Techniques Flashcards
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What is the correct compression depth for an infant during CPR?
Answer: About 1.5 inches (one-third chest depth)
Infant compressions should be about 1.5 inches, roughly one-third the depth of the chest.
Which technique is recommended for chest compressions on an infant by a single rescuer?
Answer: Two fingers in the center of the chest
A lone rescuer uses two fingers on the center of the infant's chest just below the nipple line.
What compression-to-ventilation ratio is used for two-rescuer infant or child CPR?
Answer: 15:2
With two rescuers, infants and children receive 15 compressions to 2 breaths.
For a child, which compression technique is generally appropriate?
Answer: One or two hands depending on child size
Child compressions may use one or two hands depending on the child's body size.
What is the recommended compression rate for infants and children?
Answer: 100 to 120 per minute
Infants and children use the same 100 to 120 compressions per minute as adults.
When two rescuers perform infant CPR, which compression method is preferred?
Answer: Two-thumb encircling hands technique
The two-thumb encircling hands technique is preferred with two rescuers for better compressions.
Where on an infant's chest should compressions be delivered?
Answer: Just below the nipple line on the lower sternum
Compressions are given on the lower half of the sternum, just below the nipple line.