Question 22 · LDEK · Cardiac arrest
To what depth should the chest of an adult patient be compressed during CPR?
- A. 9 cm.
- B. 8 cm.
- C. 7 cm.
- D. 6 cm.
- E. 5 cm.
Hint
Recall the ERC range for adult compression depth and pick the value given as its minimum.
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