In a sports canteen near Hengelo a man collapses. He does not respond when you speak to him and shake him, and after ten seconds of looking, listening and feeling he is not breathing normally. There is no AED yet. What do you do?
- ✓ Call 112, ask for an AED and start 30 chest compressions straight away
- Call 112, ask for an AED and put him in the recovery position
- Call 112 and, without a course, wait until the ambulance arrives
Correct answer: Call 112, ask for an AED and start 30 chest compressions straight away
Explanation
False — you delay help because you have not had a course. Waiting costs the victim precious minutes: start chest compressions straight away and attach the AED as soon as it arrives; the device tells you exactly what to do
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you choose the approach for someone who IS breathing. The recovery position is for an unconscious person who breathes normally; if he is not breathing normally, you start 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths straight away
- Wrong: you delay help because you have not had a course. Waiting costs the victim precious minutes: start chest compressions straight away and attach the AED as soon as it arrives; the device tells you exactly what to do
Topic: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
Read the rule: Core: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
Sections
- Challenge: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
- The model: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
- Core: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
- Why it matters: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
- Active recall: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
- Teach back: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED
- Memory hook: First aid at an accident — recovery position, CPR and AED