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It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and doesn't seem to be breathing. You should: - Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is available, then check for a carotid pulse To "observe universal precautions" means: - Managing all blood and other body substances as if they are infectious. Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths: - Can limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue breathing. For proper chest compression's, a patient should be positioned: - Face-up on a firm, flat surface. The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - 1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches. You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone and need to activate EMS. You should: - Place the person in a recovery position and then activate EMS. The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are: - Early recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care. During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect has had significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should: - Place your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask, hook your fingers underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw with your fingers, moving it upward without lifting the head.