BLS Dos and Don’ts of Adult High-Quality CPR Rescuers Rescuers Should Should Not Perform chest Compress at a compressions rate slower than 100/min or faster at a rate of 100-120/min than 120/min Compress to a Compress to a depth of at depth of less than least 2 inches 2 inches (5 cm) (5 cm) or greater than 2.4 inches (6 cm) Allow full Lean on the recoil after between each compressions compression Interrupt Minimize pauses in compressions for compressions greater than 10 seconds Ventilate Provide adequately (2 excessive breaths after ventilation 30 (ie, too many
BLS Dos and Don’ts of Adult High-Quality CPR Rescuers Should Rescuers Should Not Perform chest compressions at a rate of 100-120/min Compress at a rate slower than 100/min or faster than 120/min Compress to a depth of at least 2 inches (5 cm) Compress to a depth of less than 2 inches (5 cm) or greater than 2.4 inches (6 cm) Allow full recoil after each compression Lean on the between compressions Minimize pauses in compressions Interrupt compressions for greater than 10 seconds Ventilate adequately (2 breaths after 30 Provide excessive ventilation (ie, too many
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