Question

joe is a counselor at a summer camp for children ages 13 to 16. during an activity, one of the campers slipped and hit his head. joe immediately checked for consciousness and found that the boy was not breathing. what should joe do next? call 911. do compressions. do compressions while calling 911. do gentle rescue breathing while calling 911.

Explanation:

In a situation where a camper is unconscious and not breathing, the first priority is to call for emergency help (911) while also starting appropriate life - saving measures. For a child who is not breathing, gentle rescue breathing (along with calling 911) is a key initial response. Compressions are more relevant for cases of cardiac arrest without a pulse, and just calling 911 or doing compressions alone is not sufficient. So the correct action is to do gentle rescue breathing while calling 911.

Answer:

Do gentle rescue breathing while calling 911.