You're trying to resuscitate a casualty who’s not breathing. For how long should you continue compressions if they’ve not started breathing again?
- A Give up if you think they're dead
- B Keep trying for up to 2 minutes
- C Until medical help arrives and takes over
- D Keep trying for up to 4 minutes
Why this is the answer
If you're trying to resuscitate someone, it's important that you do not give up on them. Make sure that someone has called the emergency services and continue trying to resuscitate the casualty until a medical professional takes over.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- Give up if you think they're dead — Deciding someone is dead is not yours to judge, and people have recovered after long efforts.
- B
- Keep trying for up to 2 minutes — Two minutes is an arbitrary stop with someone's life on the other side of it.
- D
- Keep trying for up to 4 minutes — Four minutes is the same arbitrary stop, slightly later.
Where this comes from
- Driving Buses and Coaches — section 12
- Driving Goods Vehicles — section 12
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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Asked in: Lorry & Bus (LGV/PCV)
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