Question

A 4-year-old boy was electrocuted when he stuck a pin into an electrical outlet. You arrive at the scene and assess the child, who is motionless and is not breathing. A responding ambulance is approximately 5 minutes away. The MOST appropriate assessment and treatment sequence for this child consists of:

a) opening the airway, delivering two rescue breaths, assessing for a brachial pulse, and performing 15 chest compressions
b) opening the airway, delivering two rescue breaths, assessing for a carotid pulse, and performing 30 chest compressions
c) assessing for a carotid pulse, performing 30 chest compressions, opening the airway, and delivering two rescue breaths
d) assessing for a brachial pulse, performing 30 chest compressions, opening the airway, and delivering two rescue breaths

Answer 1

C) assessing for a carotid pulse, performing 30 chest compressions, opening the airway, and delivering two rescue breaths

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given question, if the boy is motionless and is not breathing then the first assessment in the treatment should be opening the airway, delivering two rescue breaths to provide and performing CPR that is chest compressions.

The chest compressions should be between 30-40 and the assessment of the carotid pulse should be assessed by placing two fingers over carotid vessels passing through the neck which indicates that how much blood pressure and volume is flowing in the vessels.

Thus, Option-C is correct.