🔍 Key Concepts

• First aid for inhalation of toxic gases (remove from source, support breathing, monitor circulation) • Effects of stimulants on a person with possible respiratory distress or cardiac compromise • Basic CPR indications and general principles of treating an unconscious casualty (ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation)

💭 Think About

• Which of the listed actions could potentially place additional strain on the heart or lungs of someone exposed to gas fumes? • Think about standard first-aid priorities: what are you always taught to do first with someone overcome by fumes, and what kinds of treatments are you specifically warned not to give? • Which options are clearly supportive (protecting airway, breathing, circulation, and comfort), and which option is not a standard recommended step in basic first aid for fume inhalation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which actions are standard, recommended first-aid steps for any unconscious or semi-conscious casualty (especially in a toxic environment). • Check if any option involves giving a substance by mouth or otherwise stimulating the body in a way that might be contraindicated in gas poisoning or respiratory distress. • Confirm that the option you choose to avoid is the one that is not part of normal, textbook first-aid guidance for gas inhalation victims.