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I need help with my homework. Due today.?

I wouldn't normally ask for help but my book for my class didn't come in yet and I have homework do. All help is appreciated. So here it is. It's for my sports first aid class.

DISCUSSION SITUATION: YOU ARE AT A VOLLEYBALL GAME, A CHEERLEADER FALLS FROM ATOP HER PARTNER'S SHOULDERS. SHE IS LYING MOTIONLESS FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND.

DISCUSSION QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU DO STEP-BY-STEP FROM THE TIME YOU SEE HER FALL? (WHAT DOES YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN TELL YOU TO DO?) YOU CAN LIST YOUR ANSWER OR WRITE IT IN A PARAGRAPH. IN THIS CASE, YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EVALUATE WHAT HER INJURY IS. JUST LIST WHAT STEPS YOU TAKE WHEN YOU APPROACH THE VICTIM, HOW YOU CHECK HER AND WHAT YOU DO UNTIL YOU ARE SURE SHE IS TAKEN CARE OF

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1. This is what I would put,
Step 1 - Walk over to her
Step 2 - Check her pulse, see if she has a pulse
Step 3 - Place your fists by her chest and push (so that the oxygen will go to her brain)
Step 4 - Call an ambulance
Step 5 - Keep doing Step 3 and if you get tired, let someone else do it until the ambulance comes so that she will have a better chance of surviving.

I hoped this help! Sorry if it didn't, I'm only 13 and I learned a different verison on CPR (step 3 basically) over the summer.

2. 1) You call the ambulance for professional medical attention.
2) You need everyone to clear away, don't let everyone crowd around her.
3) Check her pulse, heartbeat, and breathing.
4) If she's not breathing, but has a heartbeat, do mouth-to-mouth. (DO NOT DO CPR IF SHE HAS A HEARTBEAT/PULSE)
5) If she doesn't have a hearbeat/pulse, then do CPR.
6) Make sure she's not in shock, if so, treat for shock.

Hope I helped:)