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Q: Why should you check the scene in an emergency?
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What are the 3 c's of emergency?

Check, Call, Care.You check the scene to see if it's safe. Then you call for help (EMT or the emergency number) and then you provide care for the victim.


What do you do after you check the scene and the victim for consciousness?

Call 911 (in America) or your local emergency number.


When do you check for breathing?

Check for breathing as soon as the scene is safe, the patient is unconscious, and 911 (or the local emergency number) has been called.


Who directs emergency responders at the scene?

The incident commander directs emergency responders at the scene.


What should you check for before you respond to emergency situation?

Safety


What should you check for before you respond to an emergency situation?

Safety


When should you ensure that the scene is safe for CPR?

As emergency medical services arrive on the scene


You are alone and find an infant who is not responsive You begin the steps of CPR When should you activate your emergency response system?

first you scene safety shake the baby check breath if there no breath give two rescue breath after that check the pulse


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You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building You check the scene and then check the victim for consciousness but she does not respond What should you do?

Next call 911 or the local emergency number.


What to do in the scene of an emergency?

In the scene of an emergency it is important to let emergency technicians do their work unimpeded. If no emergency technicians have arrived, take stock of the emergency and gather any information you think might be helpful to them once they arrive. IN an emergency it is important to quickly assess the damage in order to relay that information to emergency technicians. Another thing to assess quickly in an emergency is what can be done to help, sometimes the best thing to do is simply getting out of the way.


What three things should be done to help a fully conscious victim showing signs of a heart attack?

Check - Call - Care Check for signs of a heart attack, check the scene for safety. Call 911 (or emergency services - numbers are different around the world) Care for the person. Have them sit down and rest comfortably. Monitor their condition. Be prepared to perform CPR or to use an AED if it is available.