Question

You are in a crowded mall doing some last-minute holiday shopping. You hear someone yelling for help at a nearby store. You are the first to arrive on the scene. Bystanders begin to approach and ask what is going on. The person who called for help witnessed a middle aged male in a heavy jacket collapse while walking toward the escalator.

When you check the victim’s airway is open and they have no pulse, there are no other obvious injuries. Describe in a step by step manner what you would do in this circumstance starting from the point in the primary check where you discover that their airway is open and they have no pulse.

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