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    Basic Life Support Protocol Matrix

    Component Adults Children Infants


    of Care (Adolescence and older) (1 year of age to Adolescence) (Less than 1 year of age, excluding newborns)

    Determine scene Safety. Determine scene Safety. Determine scene Safety.


    Scene Safety,
    Check for responsiveness: Check for responsiveness: Check for responsiveness:
    Recognition “Tap and shout” “Tap and shout” “Tap and shout”
    Safely position patient on back.
    Patient Position Safely position patient on back. Safely position patient on back. Articulate the patient’s head to
    Articulate the patient’s head to Articulate the patient’s head to
    for Assessment open the airway and allow for open the airway and allow for open the airway. Expose
    and Care patient’s arm to allow for
    assessment. assessment.
    assessment.

    Rescuer Get low to the patient. Locate Get low to the patient. Locate Get low to the patient. Locate the
    the carotid artery in the neck the carotid artery in the neck brachial artery in the arm while
    Positioning for while lowering your head near while lowering your head near lowering your head near the
    Assessment the mouth of the patient. the mouth of the patient. mouth of the patient.

    Simultaneous Look down the patient’s body Look down the patient’s body Look down the patient’s body and
    and listen for normal breathing and listen for normal breathing listen for normal breathing while
    Assessment: while feeling for a pulse for a while feeling for a pulse for a feeling for a pulse for a
    Pulse/Breathing maximum of 10 seconds. maximum of 10 seconds. maximum of 10 seconds.
    Pulse is
    Begin Rescue Breathing with a Begin Rescue Breathing with a Begin Rescue Breathing with a
    definitely
    mask attached to oxygen. mask attached to oxygen. mask attached to oxygen.
    found, 1 breath every 5 seconds. 1 breath every 3 seconds. 1 breath every 3 seconds.
    No Breathing
    Begin CPR. Begin CPR. Begin CPR.
    Pulse is not 30 Chest compressions 30 Chest compressions 30 Chest compressions (fingers)
    found or there followed by 2 breaths using a followed by 2 breaths using a followed by 2 breaths using a
    is uncertainty mask w/O2. Attach AED as mask w/O2. Attach AED as mask w/O2. Attach AED as soon
    soon as available. soon as available. as available.

    CPR Ratio: 30:2, alternating CPR Ratio: 15:2, alternating CPR Ratio: 15:2 (thumbs),
    Multiple compressors every 2 min AED compressors every 2 min AED alternating compressors every 2
    Rescuer prompt or fatigue onset. prompt or fatigue onset. min AED prompt or fatigue onset.
    Response Ventilations: BVM w/O2 can be Ventilations: BVM w/O2 can be Ventilations: BVM w/O2 can be
    used for delivery. used for delivery. used for delivery.
    Depth: 2-2.4 in. (5-6cm). Depth: 1/3 depth of body (2in / Depth: 1/3 depth of body (1.5 in /
    Chest Rate: 110 target, at least 100 5cm). Rate: 110 target, at least 4 cm). Rate: 110 target, at least
    Compressions: comp/min. Recoil: Allow full 100 comp/min. Recoil: Allow 100 comp/min. Recoil: Allow full
    Quality recoil. Interruptions in care, full recoil. Interruptions in care, recoil. Interruptions in care,
    max 10 seconds target. max 10 seconds target. max 10 seconds target.

    Ventilation Duration: About 1 second Duration: About 1 second Duration: About 1 second
    delivery: Volume: Adequate for chest Volume: Adequate for chest Volume: Adequate for chest rise
    Quality rise and no more. rise and no more. and no more.

    © 2016 Ellis & Associates, Inc.

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