During CPR, how can you judge if ventilation is effective?

a. Observing the patient's chest rise and fall
b. Seeing the patient's pupils constrict with light
c. Feeling the return of a palpable carotid pulse
d. Hearing gurgling sounds over the epigas-trium


ANS: A
Ventilation can be evaluated by observing visible chest rise and fall of the victim's chest during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

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