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what would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? -
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Clutching the throat
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A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing
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noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the
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child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you
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provide? - Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a
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position that helps breathing.
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As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the
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following would you do first? - Turn the victim onto their side and clear the airway of the
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vomit immediately.
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A person has been injured and is responsive. You obtain consent to check the victim for
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life-threatening conditions. What life-threatening condition would require you to
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immediately summon EMS personnel? - Persistent chest pain
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When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands? - Heel
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of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top
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Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a victim is
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experiencing respiratory distress? - Gasping for breath
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A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with their left arm and is
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unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. You make note of the time the
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symptoms started. These are symptoms of: - A stroke.
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You determine that a victim is unresponsive but breathing. While waiting with the victim
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for EMS personnel, you would position the victim: - In a recovery position.
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You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arrives. Which of the
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following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first? - Check to see
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whether EMS personnel have been called.
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While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice a
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medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? - Removing
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the patch with a gloved hand.
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