You Are First to Arrive at the Side of a Pond

question 7

Multiple Choice

You are first to arrive at the side of a pond where a boy playing hockey has fallen through the ice. He is holding onto the ice at the edge of the break and has a distressed look on his face. Your immediate action would be to:

• A) carefully slide on your abdomen out to the patient.
• B) instruct the patient to remain still until the rescue team arrives.
• C) tell the patient to keep moving to keep warm.
• D) place tarps on the ice and carefully walk out to the patient.

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