3. Guided Conversation

Questions on the text

1. If someone’s breathing has stopped what should you do immediately?

2. How long does it take for lack of oxygen to cause brain damage?

3. What happens if a person is starved of oxygen for more than 5 minutes?

4. What can cause breathing to stop?

5. What’s the best thing to do to see whether someone’s breathing?

6. What should you be able to hear?

7. How else can you check whether someone is breathing?

8. Why does the rescuer put the patient face down across his knees?

9. Where does he put the patient next.

10. What does he do to the patient’s head and lower jaw.

11. What does he do to the patient’s nose?

12. Where does the rescuer put his own mouth?

13. What does he do then?

14. How many times does he blow quickly?

15. How often does he repeat the process?

16. How long should he continue?

Check if

Ask whether … .

1. the patient is lying face upwards or face downwards.

2. The patient is on a bed or on the ground.

3. his head is pressed backwards or forwards.

4. the rescuer repeats her action each time the patient'’ chest falls.

5. the rescuer breathes hard or gently into the patient'’ mouth.

6. the rescuer repeats this six or ten times.

General test

“How good are you in an emergency?”

1. How should you treat a nosebleed?

1. Lay the victim down with his head raised?

2. Put a bunch of keys down his back?

3. Get him to sit with his head slightly forward and pinch his nostrils?

2. When someone faints, should you:

1. Lay him down with his legs higher than his head?

2. See he has plenty of fresh air?

3. Loosen tight clothing?

3. In cases of electric shock, which should you do first:

1. Drag the victim clear?

2. Turn off the appliance?

3. Turn off the electricity at the power point or mains?

4. If you see a small child with his head stuck between railings, should you:

1. Grease his ears try to pull him out?

2. Send for the Fire Brigade?

3. Turn him upside down gently and try to ease his head through face first?

5. For hiccups, should you give:

1. Sips of water?

2. A teaspoonful of dry, granulated sugar?

3. A sudden shock?

6. In cases of poisoning, should you:

1. Always make the victim sick?

2. Get him to drink a lot of water?

3. Send him to hospital?