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Question 5010

What is the first thing to do for an injured person until medical help arrives?

  1. Check whether they are bleeding.
  2. Check and maintain their breathing.
  3. Clean the wounds with water.
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Correct answer: Check and maintain their breathing.

Until medical personnel arrive, the first priority is to check and maintain the injured person's breathing, because their life depends on it. If they are unconscious, open their airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver and check for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds. Wounds and bleeding are treated afterward, although very heavy bleeding must be stopped immediately.

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