Child CPR Review

A child collapses. They are not responsive or breathing. You are alone. What should you do?

• Give care. 2 minutes (5 cycles of cpr) then call 911

• Call first.

• Give 1 cycle and then call 911

• Start CPR until you see signs of life.

When giving compressions to a child you can use 1 or two fingers.

• True

• False

Which of the following can be causes of cardiac arrest in children?

• Drowning

• Electrocution

• Congential (from birth) heart disease

• Choking

When you give choking care to a RESPONSIVE child, you give 5 back blows in between the shoulder blades and 5 _____ thrusts just above the navel.

• chest

• back

• ab

• shoulder

When a child is choking and then becomes unresponsive, you should lower them to a flat surface, call 911 and start _____

The proper mouth seal for a child is your mouth over their nose and mouth.

• True

• False

Your little neighbor, Bubba, is choking on a piece of candy. He is coughing really hard. What do you do?

• Reach in and grab the candy from his mouth.

• Call 911

• Lay them down and do ab thrusts.

• Encourage them to keep coughing.

You are performing cpr on a child. Your first two rescue breaths do not go in. What are the next two steps?

• Do another rescue breath to make sure. Then do compressions.

• Look in the mouth. Then do a finger sweep.

• Return to compressions. Then check the mouth for an object.

• Sit them up and do back blows. Then do ab thrusts.

What is the depth for compressions on a child?

• 1.5 inches

• About 2 inches

• At least 2 inches

• About 1.5 inches

When performing compressions on a child, they are done at the same rate as an adult and infant (100-120 cpm) and are smooth and regular (straight up and down).

• True

• False