The nurse is performing cardiac compressions on a 4-year-old child with the assistance of another nurse.The nurses would deliver breaths and compressions at a ratio of _____ compressions for _____ breaths.
A)30;2
B)5;1
C)15;2
D)5;2

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The correct ratio of compressions to breaths is 15 chest compressions followed by 2 breaths if there are two rescuers for a child.A ratio of 30:2 would be used in adult CPR;if there are two rescuers,1 breath is interspersed after 15 compressions but the ratio remains 30:2.Ratios of 5:1 and 5:2 are always incorrect when CPR is performed on a child.

The Nurse Is Performing Cardiac Compressions on a 4-Year-Old Child