Question

greg was playing tennis with his friend tony. tony suddenly clutched his chest and fell to the ground. tony was shallowly breathing. after calling 911, greg performed chest compressions on tony and waited for the paramedics to arrive. the paramedics were surprised to see greg performing chest compressions on his friend. why were the paramedics most likely surprised? only trained people like paramedics can do chest compressions. gregs friend was breathing and did not need chest compressions. tony needed to be at the hospital before having chest compressions administered. greg should have waited for the paramedics to arrive before doing chest compressions.

Explanation:

Chest - compressions are usually done when a person is not breathing or has no pulse. Since Tony was breathing (shallowly), it was unusual for Greg to perform chest - compressions.

Answer:

Greg's friend was breathing and did not need chest compressions.