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During a community meeting, an older man becomes unresponsive. Two bystanders lower him to the floor without a fall or injury. His chest rises regularly and breathing sounds normal during an 8-second check. Emergency help has been called. Which position is appropriate while you continue to watch his breathing?
Correct answer: B - On his side in the recovery position, with his airway open.
At a workplace lunch, a woman who is 34 weeks pregnant suddenly stops speaking while eating chicken. She is responsive but cannot breathe or cough effectively. A colleague calls 911. How should you begin choking relief?
Correct answer: C - Give five back blows, then five chest thrusts.
You give a full dose from a NARCAN 4 mg single-use nasal spray into an unresponsive adult's left nostril. Two and a half minutes later, breathing remains slow and irregular. A second responder is providing breathing support as directed by the dispatcher; EMS is on the way. Another unopened spray is available. What should you do with the naloxone?
Correct answer: D - Give one dose from the new device into the right nostril.
A 67-year-old volunteer who uses insulin becomes shaky and sweaty after missing lunch. He is fully alert, can swallow normally, and checks his glucose meter: 52 mg/dL. Glucose tablets are available. What do the reading and his condition support?
Correct answer: A - Give oral glucose now and monitor his response.
While waiting for an ambulance, an alert 58-year-old woman with new pressure in the center of her chest asks about aspirin. There was no injury; she can swallow, has no aspirin allergy, and has not been told to avoid it. She has taken no aspirin today. The available tablets are plain, immediate-release aspirin, 81 mg each. Which instruction matches recommended first-aid dosing and administration?
Correct answer: C - Chew four tablets and swallow the chewed aspirin.
Wearing gloves, you are pressing a gauze pad firmly against a forearm cut with both hands. The bleeding has slowed to a small ooze, but blood has stained the pad. The injured person is alert and feels well. A coworker reaches to remove the pad and replace it. What should you tell the coworker to do instead?
Correct answer: D - Add another pad without removing this one, and keep firm pressure.
A pallet strikes a worker across the abdomen. He has no open wound. Over the next several minutes, his abdominal pain increases; he becomes pale and clammy and has trouble staying focused. The crew is already calling 911. Which concern should guide care while help is coming?
Correct answer: C - Internal bleeding that is reducing blood flow to vital organs.
A landscaper has been carrying pavers in hot weather. He develops a headache, staggers, and cannot tell a coworker where he is. His shirt is soaked with sweat. No immersion tub is available, but a hose and fan are nearby. Which interpretation and response fit these findings?
Correct answer: B - Suspect heatstroke; call 911 and begin wetting and fanning him.
After several days of withdrawing from coworkers, a team member says quietly, 'Everyone would be better off without me.' You move to a private, safe place and listen. What should you ask next?
Correct answer: A - Are you thinking about suicide?
A 9-year-old spills hot tea onto a small area of her forearm. The skin is red, tender, dry, and intact, with no blisters. Her parent asks whether ice will cool it faster. A sink with clean running water is next to them. Which advice best fits the injury?
Correct answer: C - Use cool running water on the burn while keeping her body warm.
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