You are eating at a restaurant with your family when a middle-aged man at another table clutches at his chest and collapses on the floor. You hear the commotion and run to his table. You ask, "Is he choking?" No one can tell you. People are crowded around the body, the man's wife is shaking him and screaming, but no one is in charge. What signs and symptoms would tell you that the man is suffering a heart attack? What first aid step would you perform first? Identify the details of each of the following steps you would perform under each category: Determine Unresponsiveness Activate the EMS Provide External Compression Use the AED Integrate with EMS upon àrrival
You are eating at a restaurant with your family when a middle-aged man at another table clutches at his chest and collapses on the floor. You hear the commotion and run to his table. You ask, "Is he choking?" No one can tell you. People are crowded around the body, the man's wife is shaking him and screaming, but no one is in charge. What signs and symptoms would tell you that the man is suffering a heart attack? What first aid step would you perform first? Identify the details of each of the following steps you would perform under each category: Determine Unresponsiveness Activate the EMS Provide External Compression Use the AED Integrate with EMS upon àrrival
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