Post-ACLS Megacode Test 2023

1: You witness a middle-aged, obese male pedestrian collapse on an escalator in an airport. He is clutching his chest and slumps over on the person behind him. The bystander places him on the floor at the end of the down-moving escalator track. As a first responder certified in ACLS, which of the following is your first course of action? Move the man out of the way of pedestrian traffic on the escalator 1: You have moved the man to a seating area near the bottom of the escalator. The man is gasping for breath but does not appear to be effectively breathing. You yell at him "Are you alright?" but he does not respond. What is your next action? send someone to get AED 1: After sending for EMS and waiting for an AED to arrive, you continue to attend to the man. The man is unresponsive and he is now only gasping. What is your next action? check for a pulse