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Questions and Answers
What should you do if you suspect someone is experiencing agonal breathing?
What should you do if you suspect someone is experiencing agonal breathing?
- Check for a pulse
- Perform the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver
- Assess for breathing (correct)
- Open their eyes
When should you perform the jaw-thrust maneuver instead of the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver?
When should you perform the jaw-thrust maneuver instead of the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver?
- If the person has a head injury
- If the person is unconscious
- If the person has a neck injury (correct)
- If the person is not breathing
What should you do if you are alone and need to call for help while assessing for breathing and pulse?
What should you do if you are alone and need to call for help while assessing for breathing and pulse?
- Leave the person to find a phone
- Use your cell phone to call for help (correct)
- Wait until someone comes to help
- Perform CPR immediately