with an advanced airway in place during two-rescuer cpr for an adult, how often should breaths administered?

With an advanced airway in place during two-rescuer CPR for an adult, breaths should be given 1 breath every 6 seconds (about 10 breaths per minute) while chest compressions continue without pauses.

Quick Scoop

• Adult victim, two-rescuer CPR, advanced airway in place (ET tube or supraglottic airway):
  • Ventilation rate: 1 breath every 6 seconds (≈10 breaths/min).

* **Compressions:** Continuous, 100–120 per minute, no pauses for breaths.

Why this timing matters

When an advanced airway is in place, you no longer use the 30:2 compression- to-ventilation ratio. Instead, compressions and breaths become asynchronous : one rescuer focuses on nonstop compressions while the other delivers a breath every 6 seconds. This helps maintain blood flow to vital organs while still providing adequate oxygenation without hyperventilating the patient.

Mini scenario (to remember it)

Imagine you and a partner are doing CPR on an adult in a hospital setting after an advanced airway is placed:

• Rescuer A: counts compressions out loud at a steady 100–120 per minute, never stopping.
• Rescuer B: watches the clock and the chest; every time 6 seconds pass, they squeeze the bag once over about 1 second, just enough to see the chest rise.

Mental hook: “Tube in, switch to 1 breath every 6 seconds, keep compressions going.”

Key fact (exam-style)

If you see a multiple-choice question asking:
“ With an advanced airway in place during two-rescuer CPR for an adult, how often should breaths be administered? ” The correct answer is:

• One breath every 6 seconds (about 10 breaths per minute) with continuous chest compressions.

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