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Health class, can you check my answers?

1. Dialing “911” and calling for help is important, but every second counts during a medical emergency. (1 point)
True**
False
2. CPR should only be performed when a person does not have a pulse.
(1 point)
True
False***
3. Whenever you suspect a person is choking, the Heimlich maneuver should be performed immediately.
(1 point)
True***
False
4. The letters “CPR” mean cardiopulmonary respiration.
(1 point)
True
False***
5. It is important to recognize a person who is in need of first aid from choking, from someone who is not. (1 point)
True***
False
6. When a person is unconscious and not breathing but has a pulse, he or she is in respiratory arrest.
(1 point)
True***
False
7. More than 3,000 Americans die each year from choking.
(1 point)
True***
False
8. The Heimlich maneuver was developed and introduced by Dr. Henry Heimlich in 1974.
(1 point)
True
False***
9. Most head and facial injuries cannot be prevented by wearing protective gear and following simple safety procedures.
(1 point)
True***
False
10. Injuries to the neck, head, and face, are usually minor and do not require medical attention.
(1 point)
True
False**

Public Comments

1. All correct! Excellent job!

2. 1. Dialing “911” and calling for help is important, but every second counts during a medical emergency.
True, although I don't like that it says "BUT every second counts...". I feel like it should say "BECAUSE every second counts", so maybe there is something else that is intended.

***2. CPR should only be performed when a person does not have a pulse.
True. If the person has a pulse, they are alive and do not require CPR.

3. Whenever you suspect a person is choking, the Heimlich maneuver should be performed immediately.
True, but you need to go through the appropriate steps first, such as confirming they are choking as asking if they want help.

4. The letters “CPR” mean cardiopulmonary respiration.
False. It's Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

5. It is important to recognize a person who is in need of first aid from choking, from someone who is not. (1 point)
True. As I said above.

6. When a person is unconscious and not breathing but has a pulse, he or she is in respiratory arrest.
True. If they did not have a pulse (in addition to being unconscious and not breathing), they would be in cardiac arrest.

7. More than 3,000 Americans die each year from choking.
I'm going to assume your book has this answer written somewhere, so go by what that says.

***8. The Heimlich maneuver was developed and introduced by Dr. Henry Heimlich in 1974.
True. http://www.heimlichinstitute.com/page.php?id=6
"The Heimlich maneuver, introduced in 1974, has been declared "the best rescue technique in any choking situation."
-Henry J. Heimlich, MD, ScD