Question of the Month – July 2025 – American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP)

A 7-year-old patient is found in a salt-water pool, unresponsive. The best first management step in attempted resuscitation is?

A) Chest Compression

B) Heimlich maneuver

C) Oxygenation

Correct! Wrong!

EXPLANATION

Correct Answer: C) Oxygenation

In drowning incidents, hypoxia is almost always the culprit. Reversing the hypoxia via rescue breathing is paramount.

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