If a person is not breathing, what should you do?

• A. Artificial respiration
• B. Check for pulse
• C. Call emergency
• D. Apply a bandage

Answer: (A)

When someone isn’t breathing, the body isn’t getting oxygen, so the immediate priority is to provide breaths. Artificial respiration directly restores air exchange, delivering oxygen to the lungs and bloodstream while help is on the way. In practice, you should call emergency assistance as you begin rescue breaths, and if you’re trained, follow up with CPR (compressions and breaths) as needed. Checking for a pulse can delay getting air into the lungs, and applying a bandage has no effect on breathing.