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Case 3: No Diving Allowed

 

Answer the following questions pertaining to the movie you just watched

Suspect a spinal injury if…
A person dove into shallow water
A person fell off a ladder
A person has any head injury
A person tells you that their neck hurts
All of the above

The signs and symptoms of a spinal injury are…
Bleeding, sweating, crying and pain
Bumps on the back of the neck and discoloration
Blue lips and pain
Unconsciousness
Two or more of the above

If you suspect a spinal injury, you should…
Call for help and begin CPR
Call for help and do your ABCs using a modified jaw thrust
Take the person to a hospital yourself
Do CPR using the modified jaw thrust
None of the above

If you are doing CPR on a spinal victim, you should take the following precautions…
Immobilize the head and neck at all times
Raise the victims feet to increase blood circulation
Give breaths without opening the airway to prevent spinal cord damage
Do CPR without ventilation
Do not attempt CPR and wait for help

In child CPR, compression to ventilation ratio is…
15 compressions: 1 ventilation
5 compressions: 2 ventilations
30 compressions: 2 ventilations
10 compressions: 2 ventilations
None of the above

If you are alone with an unconscious child with a suspected spinal injury, you should…
Call 911 first, then do your ABCs
Take the child with you and go call 911
Forget about 911, just do your ABCs using the modified jaw thrust
Do CPR without ventilation
Do 2 minutes of first aid using modified jaw thrust before calling 911

If after 1 minute of CPR the pulse returns, you should…
Thank god and wait for help
Continue CPR anyway
Turn the child on their side and crack the neck back in place
Give 1 breath every 5seconds
None of the above

 

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