Scenario: A 9 year old child has suddenly collapsed. After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for nearby help, and activates the emergency response system. He immediately begins performing high-quality CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to assist in the resuscitation attempt.

Question: What actions should occur next, to support a team-based resuscitation attempt?

Scenario: A 9-year-old child has suddenly collapsed. After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for nearby help, and activates the emergency response system. He immediately begins performing high-quality CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to assist in the resuscitation attempt.

Question: Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action supports 2-rescuer CPR?

Which characteristics of chest compressions in high-quality CPR are given to a child?

Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high-quality CPR?

How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?

What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?

“The team functions smoothly when all team members know their positions, functions, and tasks during a resuscitation attempt.” Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.

Scenario: An 8-month-old infant is eating and suddenly begins to cough. The infant is unable to make any noise shortly after. You pick up the infant and shout for help.

Question: You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe airway obstruction. How do you relieve the airway obstruction?

Which action do you perform to relieve choking in an unresponsive infant?

A 53 year old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.

When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?

A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.

After the AED pads are attached to the person, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation.

What is the next step when using an AED?

While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished?

“Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt worsens.”

Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.

A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of action?

Which adult victim requires high-quality CPR?

You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and there is no pulse. You phone 9-1-1.

What should you do next?

Why is defibrillation important?

What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED?

What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?

A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer check the scene and then go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse.

Question: Which action is most likely to positively impact this victim’s survival?

Scenario: A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer check the scene and then go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. 

You and another rescuer are performing CPR on the middle aged man. After a few cycles, you notice the chest compression rate is slowing.

What should you say to offer constructive feedback?

Early defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this important to survival?