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This cheat sheet covers the most important concepts that you need to know in order to complete your Basic Life Support (BLS) exam.

GENERAL CONCEPTS

Main Components of CPR (C – A – B)

-Compressions

-Airway

-Breathing

High-Quality CPR:

- Start compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest

- Chest compression rate of 100 – 120 per minute

- Compression depth of 2 – 2.4 in. (5-6 cm.) for adults and children

- Compression depth of 1.5 in. (4 cm.) for infants

- Minimize interruptions in compressions

- Do not over-ventilate the victim

- Breathing rate is every 5 – 6 seconds (10 – 12 breaths per minute)

- Allow complete chest recoil after each compression

- Do not lean on the chest wall between compressions

Adult Chain of Survival – IHCA (In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest)

Adult Chain of Survival – OHCA (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest)

Pediatric Chain of Survival

BLS FOR ADULTS

One-Rescuer BLS Steps for Adults

Two-Rescuer BLS Steps for Adults

Steps for Performing CPR for Adults

BLS / CPR FOR CHILDREN

One-Rescuer BLS Steps for Children

Two-Rescuer BLS Steps for Children

Steps for Performing CPR for Children

BLS / CPR FOR INFANTS

One-Rescuer BLS Steps for Infants

Two-Rescuer BLS Steps for Infants

Steps for Performing CPR for Infants

BLS ALGORITHMS

AED USAGE

Steps for Using an AED

1.) Open AED case and turn the deviceON

2.) Expose the victim’s chest

3.) Attach AED pads to the victim’s chest

4.) Do not touch the victim when AED is ANALYZING

5.) Before deliveringSHOCK, make sure the victim’s chest is clear, no one is touching the victim, and the area around the victim is clear.

6.) Press theSHOCK button

7.) Resume CPR for 2 minutes

8.) Repeat cycle of: CPR – analyzing – shock if indicated – CPR

AED Usage Points of Emphasis

- Do not place the pads over a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

- Remove the victim from the water and dry the chest before applying pads

- Excessive hair will impede pad contact. Quickly remove the padding and replace with a new set to ensure adequate contact with the chest wall

- Remove any medication patches from the chest

- Make sure the padsdo not touch each other

- If the device malfunctions, do not troubleshoot. Return immediately to high-quality CPR

CPR WITH AN ADVANCED AIRWAY

Airway Equipment Options

- Supraglottic Devices

- Laryngeal Mask Airway

- Combitube

- Endotracheal Tube

MOUTH-TO-MOUTH BREATHING

Steps For Adult and Child Mouth-to-Mouth

Steps For Infant Mouth-to-Mouth

CHOKING RELIEF

Heimlich Maneuver Steps

1.) Stand behind the victim

2.) Wrap arms behind the victim and place fist of one hand below the victim’s rib cage just above the belly button

3.) Grasp fist with the other hand

4.) Quickly pull inward and upward

5.) Continue until choking is relieved or the victim becomes unconscious

Abdominal Thrust Steps

1.) Straddle knees on either side of the victim’s hips

2.) Place heel of one hand above the navel, but below the breast bone

3.) Quickly press inward and upward

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4.) Continue until the obstruction is relieved or the victim becomes unconscious

Back Blows and Chest Thrust Steps (for Infant Victims)

1.) Rest infant facedown on your forearm

2.) Support their head and face with your hand

3.) Deliver 5 back blows between the shoulder blades

4.) Turn the victim over and support the back of their head

5.) Use 2 fingers and deliver 5 chest thrusts over the sternum

6.) Repeat back blows, alternated with chest thrusts, until choking is relieved or the infant becomes unresponsive

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS TO KNOW

AED | Automated external defibrillator

AHA | American Heart Association

BLS | Basic life support

BP | Blood pressure

CAB | Circulation, airway, breathing

CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

EMS | Emergency medical services

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ET | Endotracheal

ICU | Intensive care unit

IHCA | In-hospital cardiac arrest

IN | Intranasal

IM | Intramuscular

IO | Intraosseous

IV | Intravenous

LMA | Laryngeal Mask Airway

LV | Left ventricle

OHCA | Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

PAD | Public Access Defibrillation

PEA | Pulseless electrical activity

PVT | Pulseless ventricular tachycardia

ROSC | Return of spontaneous circulation

RV | Right ventricle

VF / V-Fib | Ventricular fibrillation

VT | Ventricular tachycardia

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