When an advanced airway is present, which statement is true about CPR?

When an advanced airway is present, which statement is true about CPR?

• A. Continuous compressions at a rate of 100-120/min; 1 breath every 6 seconds
• B. Intermittent compressions with breaths every 6 seconds
• C. 30:2 ratio
• D. Pause compressions to give breaths every 5 seconds

Answer: (A)

When an advanced airway is in place during CPR, the goal is to keep chest compressions continuous to maintain blood flow, while ventilation is delivered at a fixed, slow pace without pausing compressions. The recommended rate for chest compressions is 100 to 120 per minute, and ventilations are given one breath every six seconds (about 10 breaths per minute). This approach preserves coronary and cerebral perfusion during ongoing CPR while still providing adequate oxygen delivery. Intermittent compressions with breaths every six seconds would interrupt chest compressions, reducing perfusion. The 30:2 ratio is the traditional method used when there is no advanced airway and compressions and ventilations are alternated in cycles, not continuous compressions. Pausing enlarges interruptions; giving breaths every five seconds would be too frequent and would still involve pauses, disrupting the continuous chest compressions. So the statement that matches modern guidelines is: continuous compressions at a rate of 100–120 per minute with one breath every six seconds.

When an advanced airway is in place during CPR, the goal is to keep chest compressions continuous to maintain blood flow, while ventilation is delivered at a fixed, slow pace without pausing compressions. The recommended rate for chest compressions is 100 to 120 per minute, and ventilations are given one breath every six seconds (about 10 breaths per minute). This approach preserves coronary and cerebral perfusion during ongoing CPR while still providing adequate oxygen delivery.

Intermittent compressions with breaths every six seconds would interrupt chest compressions, reducing perfusion. The 30:2 ratio is the traditional method used when there is no advanced airway and compressions and ventilations are alternated in cycles, not continuous compressions. Pausing enlarges interruptions; giving breaths every five seconds would be too frequent and would still involve pauses, disrupting the continuous chest compressions.

So the statement that matches modern guidelines is: continuous compressions at a rate of 100–120 per minute with one breath every six seconds.