Author Question: The outcome for a near-drowning is best when victims are submerged for less than 5 minutes and when ... (Read 35 times)

nenivikky · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

The outcome for a near-drowning is best when victims are submerged for less than 5 minutes and when CPR is started within ________ of submersion.

A) 5 minutes
B) 10 minutes
C) 15 minutes
D) 30 minutes

Question 2

An unconscious drowning victim is 15 feet off-shore in waist deep water. Once you get to the victim, you find he/she is not breathing. You should:

A) start rescue breathing and move him/her toward shore.
B) start rescue breathing once you get him/her on shore.
C) forget rescue breathing; he/she needs AED.
D) start rescue breathing and chest compression in the water.