In an office in Maastricht a colleague has fallen down the stairs. She does not respond when you shake her shoulders, but she is breathing normally. What do you do?
- I call 112 and leave her lying until the ambulance arrives, as I know no first aid
- ✓ I call 112, open her airway and put her in the recovery position
- I call 112 and start 30 chest compressions, because she is unconscious
Correct answer: I call 112, open her airway and put her in the recovery position
Explanation
False — You wait because you have no course. The step plan is meant for bystanders: with unconsciousness and breathing you open the airway and put the victim in the recovery position
Why learners get this wrong
- You wait because you have no course. The step plan is meant for bystanders: with unconsciousness and breathing you open the airway and put the victim in the recovery position
- You link chest compressions to unconsciousness. Compressions are for someone who is not breathing (normally); if the victim is breathing, you open the airway and put them in the recovery position
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