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Medicine Emergency Clinical Scenario c4d4744c

A 75-year-old patient clutches his chest and falls down. A physician arrives on the scene and finds the patient unresponsive with no breathing effos. What is the first thing to be done by the physician?

A
Call for help
B
Clear patient airway
C
Check peripheral pulse
D
Chest Compressions
High-Yield Explanation
Evaluation and Initiation of CPR -Check for response -Call for help or ask someone to call local emergency number -If aspiration or airway obstruction is suspected then Hemlich maneuver should be performed to dislodge obstructing body. -Check for pulse(no longer than 10 sec) -Assess breathing -Chest compressions should be initiated without delay. Note : Cpr protocol C-A-B

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