You have been assigned to a football game to provide standby coverage. While taking a break, you decide to walk to a nearby concession stand for a soft drink. On the way, you come across a group of people standing around a male patient who collapsed and is on the ground. Your assessment reveals him to be unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. A bystander states that the patient collapsed
less than a minute earlier. An AED is located less than a minute from your location. The nearest EMT is 5 minutes from your location. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Start CPR and wait for the AED.
B) Run to retrieve the nearby AED.
C) Call for assistance and start CPR.
D) Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
B
You might also like to view...
Of the three types of joints movements—gliding, rolling, or spinning—identify which one is nonaxial and briefly describe this type of joint motion
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following methods can help calm a patient who has a behavioral disorder?
A. Get very close to the patient. B. Tell the patient what you think he wants to hear. C. Touch the patient to reassure him. D. Involve a trusted family member or friend.
A sprinkler system minimum design area is based on:
A. the response time of the nearest fire station. B. the size of pipe available to be used in the installation. C. the minimum number of sprinklers that might be expected to activate. D. the assumption that only a portion of the sprinklers will activate at one time.
An example of a subcellular microorganism is a ___.
A. virus B. bacterium C. protozoan D. fungus E. helminth