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children + infants - 2 rescuers CPR ratio, 1 rescuer? Correct Answer: 15:2, 30:2 how to perform compressions on infants. children? Correct Answer: thumbs or two fingers one or two handed chest c... ompressions depending on size compression depth infants + children Correct Answer: 1/3 of chest depth infants approx 1.5 inchest children - same, 2 inches [4 cm] only person available, see kid chillin, what do you do?. what if you did witness the cardiac arrest? Correct Answer: perform CPR x2 minutes before calling EMS or getting AED -call EMS + get AED, then CPR which pulses and for 'no more than how many seconds'- kids infants? Correct Answer: femoral, carotid, 10 seconds infants = brachial artery, femoral can't feel pulse what do you do? Correct Answer: CPR, 30:2 feel pulse but below 60 bpm Correct Answer: begin CPR [60 = too slow for kid] crap is hitting the fan, you're stranded by yourself. how long until you call for help Correct Answer: 5 cycles of 30:2 THEN stay with kid call EMS what does the AHA recommend concerning phones Correct Answer: need dat speaker box - ayyy two rescuers see kid drop, then what? Correct Answer: one phones 'home' two compressions 30:2 one comes back 15:2 check pulse infants where? Correct Answer: brachial artery inside upper arm between infants elbow and shoulder hand placement one rescuer versus two Correct Answer: 1. two fingers 2. if hands big enough them encircling around infants chest infants cardiac arrest is not a thing. explain Correct Answer: usu preceded by respiratory probs - first step in pediatric chain survival Correct Answer: prevention [Show More]

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