A 5-year-old boy is pulled from a backyard swimming pool in Mandurah after an unknown time under the water. He…

Question

A 5-year-old boy is pulled from a backyard swimming pool in Mandurah after an unknown time under the water. He is limp and blue and is not breathing normally. His father, who holds a current first aid certificate, has laid him on the wet paving beside the pool and begun chest compressions, and asks you what else he should be doing. Froth is appearing at the boy's mouth. The ambulance is six minutes away. Which one of the following statements about his resuscitation is correct?

Accepted Answer

Five rescue breaths should be given before chest compressions.

Answer

Compression-only resuscitation is adequate until the ambulance arrives.

Answer

Froth at the mouth should be suctioned until it stops recurring.

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Resuscitation should be moved off the wet paving before defibrillation.

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The neck should be immobilised before the airway is opened.

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