You are checking a child for non-life-threatening conditions, it would be best to be at eye level with the child.

To give abdominal thrusts, you would position your covered fist just below the sternum.

The trained lay responder’s first step in an emergency is to recognize that an emergency exists.

When caring for an external bleeding injury, always remove the first gauze pad before adding another to the wound.

The body system that regulates all of the other body systems through a network of nerves is the nervous system.

The cycle of compressions to breaths in CPR is; 30 compressions to 4 rescue breaths.

The worst thing you can do in an emergency is nothing.

A client who recently had a CVA resulting in decreased strength and coordination of her dominant hand is having difficulty with self-feeding. What MOST LIKELY needs to be addressed to allow the client to hold a standard drinking glass?

A treatment plan has been developed for a client who had a stroke and is on a low fat, regular diet. One of the OT goals is to independently self-feed with the use of a built-up fork and a rocker knife in 2 weeks. Following a modified barium swallow, the client’s diet is changed to mechanical soft. During a supervision session with the occupational therapist, what change, if any, would the OT MOST LIKELY recommend be made to the treatment plan?

Which may cause a weak peripheral pulse?