Quiz 9 (Chapter 5, pp 116-121)

Question 1

If an infant is choking and cannot cry, what should you do?

Answer 1

alternate back blows and chest compressions

Question 2

What are the first emergency procedures when arriving at the scene of an accident?

Answer 2

check (surroundings/victims), call (911), care (for victims)

Question 3

if the first two slow breaths do not cause a victim’s chest to rise, what should you do?

Answer 3

retilt the head and reattempt breaths

Question 4

Who can provide emergency advanced life support for injured victims?

Answer 4

EMT-paramedic

Question 5

What three life-threatening conditions should you check a victim for?

Answer 5

airway (open), breathing (independantly), and severe bleeding (controlled)

Question 6

If an adult choking victim is coughing forcefully, what should you do/

Answer 6

encourage him to keep coughing