Areya is taking CPR lessons. She uses a dummy to practice what she has learned. Areya checked the dummy for consciousness, called 911, and started to do 60 chest compressions per minute. Her trainer stopped Areya’s demonstration to correct her.
Jonah saw a man unconscious sprawled on the grass near a walkway. He called out but the man did not answer. The man was not breathing so Jonah called 911. While he waited for help to arrive, he made a fist, put it on the man’s chest, and placed his other hand over his fist and did compressions.
Jessica is helping a friend dislodge a piece of meat from her throat. She delivers five blows on her friend’s back with her fist and then gives him five abdominal thrusts.
Which step of first aid for bleeding slows the flow of blood?
Where is a splint attached to stabilize a broken bone?
Nayla has positioned a choking victim correctly so she can do the Heimlich maneuver. She places one hand flat on the abdominal area of the victim, and then places her other hand flat on top of the first hand.
Mina positions her hands correctly to do the Heimlich maneuver. Next she pulls her hands inward then downward.How should she do the maneuver?
A group of mothers and their babies were having a playdate at the park when a baby stopped breathing. One of the mothers performed CPR on the baby.Which action did the mother perform on the baby?
Which statement describes a main difference between CPR performed on adults and CPR performed on infants?
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