Question

You are a lone rescuer when you see your neighbor's 13-year-old adolescent floating face-down in her home swimming pool. She is unresponsive, limp, and cyanotic when you pull her from the water. You did not witness her entry into the water. True or False: The first steps you should perform to maximize this adolescent's chances of survival include beginning CPR with chest compressions.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

When rescuing a drowning person, it is important to remove them from the water first and then initiate CPR on stable ground.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first priority when rescuing a drowning person is to remove them from the water. CPR should not be initiated in the water as it is ineffective. The objective is to bring the person to stable ground as quickly as possible and then start CPR. Therefore, the statement is False.