Why Does The Compression To Ventilation Ratio For Pediatric Cpr Depend On The Number Of Rescuers?
When performing CPR on a child, why is it that compressions and ventilations are coordinated in a 30:2 ratio for one rescuer and 15:2 ratio for two rescuers; but, when performing CPR on an adult, the ratio remains 30:2 for both one and two rescuers?
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November 24th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Just to reconcile with the fact that children normally breath faster than adults because of their smaller lungs and airways and so their lesser volume capacity for air.
15:2 would be too exhausting for one rescuer to do; its advisable only with 2 rescuers in pediatric victims. As for adults, there are considerations on minimizing interruptions for chest compressions. In older guidelines it used to be 15:2 also for adults but later studies found that its only after the 10th compression that blood actually reaches the brain, making 15:2 ineffective and so it was revised to the present 30:2.