The basic life support concept indicates care given to:

The basic life support concept indicates care given to:

• A. A conscious choking person
• B. A healthy person
• C. A person with a fever
• D. A victim who is not breathing or whose heart has stopped

Answer: (D)

Basic life support is the emergency care given when a person isn’t breathing or when their heart has stopped, with the aim of keeping blood circulating and oxygen getting to the brain and other vital organs until trained help arrives. This means starting CPR—compressions to keep blood flowing and rescue breaths to provide oxygen—and calling for help, then using an AED as soon as it’s available. The other scenarios described aren’t the life-threatening breathing or circulation emergency BLS is designed for: a conscious choking person requires airway clearance maneuvers, and a healthy person or someone with a fever isn’t in a situation where chest compressions and rescue breaths are needed.

Basic life support is the emergency care given when a person isn’t breathing or when their heart has stopped, with the aim of keeping blood circulating and oxygen getting to the brain and other vital organs until trained help arrives. This means starting CPR—compressions to keep blood flowing and rescue breaths to provide oxygen—and calling for help, then using an AED as soon as it’s available. The other scenarios described aren’t the life-threatening breathing or circulation emergency BLS is designed for: a conscious choking person requires airway clearance maneuvers, and a healthy person or someone with a fever isn’t in a situation where chest compressions and rescue breaths are needed.