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Question 8247

For an injured person in respiratory arrest, what must you do?

  1. Give them a massage.
  2. Place them in the recovery position.
  3. Perform artificial respiration on them.
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Correct answer: Perform artificial respiration on them.

An injured person who is not breathing needs you to get air into their lungs through artificial respiration, using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, as shown in the image. If they are unconscious and not breathing normally, they are considered to be in cardiorespiratory arrest. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is then part of resuscitation, with cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths. The recovery position is for someone who is breathing.

Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support · Adult basic life support Guidelines