A 38-year-old male has just collapsed and is now lying on the floor. The scene is safe and you have personal protective equipment on. The next step is to tap and shout to check for responsiveness. True False

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Nicky

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25 May, 12:09

A 38-year-old male has just collapsed and is now lying on the floor. The scene is safe and you have personal protective equipment on. The next step is to tap and shout to check for responsiveness. True False

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Journey Hunt · Answer 1

True

Explanation:

In such emergency as the case above, the three emergency action steps will be followed.

1. check the person and scene

2. Call an emergency care number

3. care for the person

First access the scene to consider it's safety, if the victim is responsive a consent should be obtained before going further, if not responsive as an adult the shoulder shoulder be tapped while shouting out his name and checked his breathing simultaneously. Also the emergency number should be called depending on the initial assessment of the victim case, while waiting for the arrival of the emergency team some comfort and care should be adminstered to the victim.