Question

You and another responder find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You size up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then:

a. Give the victim back blows and chest thrusts.
b. Give ventilations at a rate of about 1 every 5-6 seconds.
c. Perform CPR
d. Perform a finger sweep of the victim’s mouth.

Answer 1

b.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the victim in question has a pulse but is not breathing (as is the case in this scenario) then you need to give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds. You must continue to do this and keep checking the pulse every 2 minutes. If the victim were to lose their pulse it means that their heart has stopped beating and you should then begin chest compression.