What action must be taken if a shipmate...

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What action must be taken if a shipmate suffers a heart attack and stops breathing?

Question 1 of 27070

What action must be taken if a shipmate suffers a heart attack and stops breathing?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic life support (BLS) sequence • Difference between treating symptoms and treating cause of no breathing/pulse • When to begin CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

💭 Think About

• Which option directly addresses the fact that the victim has stopped breathing and may have no effective circulation? • Would making the person comfortable or giving medications help if there is no breathing and likely no pulse? Why or why not? • In basic first aid priorities, what comes first: comfort, medication, oxygen, or restoring breathing and circulation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what standard first aid / BLS guidelines say to do immediately when someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally. • Check which choices involve actions that can be dangerous if the victim is unconscious (e.g., forcing something by mouth). • Confirm which option is an active life-saving intervention, not just supportive care.

Question 1 of 27070

What action must be taken if a shipmate suffers a heart attack and stops breathing?

Make the victim comfortable in a bunk

Immediately give a stimulant, by force if necessary

Immediately start CPR

Administer oxygen