American Red Cross Lifeguarding Questions And Answers / Study Guide

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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Questions And Answers / Study Guide what is the amount of oxygen that you exhale into a victim using only your pocketmask? Correct Ans ~ 35-55% what is the amount ... of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM without oxygen? Correct Ans ~ Up to 90% what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM hooked up to oxygen? Correct Ans ~ 90% or higher What are some signs of hypoxia? Correct Ans ~ increased breathing & heart rates, changes in LOC, restlessness, chest pain, cynosis LOC Correct Ans ~ Level of consciousness cynosis Correct Ans ~ tissue doesnt get enough oxygen; victim turns blue. What are the breathing rates for an adult? Correct Ans ~ 12-20 bpm BPM Correct Ans ~ breaths per minute What are the breathing rates for a child? Correct Ans ~ 15-30 bpm What are the breathing rates for an infant? Correct Ans ~ 25-50 bpm What if breathing rate is above or below normal rates? Correct Ans ~ administer emergency breathing When placing mask on victim, what is the proper placement? Correct Ans ~ For adults, you want the narrow part over the nose and the rim (bottom part) over the chin. Same for children. But for infants, the sides are reversed. What is the best method to determine that breaths given by a BVM are effective? Correct Ans ~ check for chest rise and fall, rise in oxygenation, and change in color. You and another rescuer arrive on the scene and are about to give breaths using BVM. You just sealed the mask. Whats next? Correct Ans ~ make sure head is in proper alignment What is the flow rate for nasal cannula? Correct Ans ~ 1-6 LPM LPM Correct Ans ~ Liters per minut [Show More]

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