Question

9.
You can check tasks (breathing and pulse) simultaneously within 10 seconds.

Answer 1

Short answer: True — but with important caveats.

Details:
- For trained rescuers (healthcare providers/BLS-trained), guidelines say you may simultaneously check for normal breathing and a pulse and should complete that assessment within 10 seconds. If you cannot confidently detect a pulse and/or the victim is not breathing normally, begin CPR immediately.
- For untrained (lay) rescuers the recommendation is simpler: check for responsiveness and normal breathing; if the person is not breathing normally, start chest compressions (do not try to find a pulse).

Quick how-to (trained rescuer):
1. Ensure scene safety and check responsiveness. Call for help/activate EMS.
2. Open the airway (head tilt–chin lift unless spinal injury suspected).
3. Simultaneously: look for chest rise and listen/feel for breathing while placing fingers on the carotid artery (adult/child) or brachial artery (infant) to check pulse — all within 10 seconds.
4. If no pulse or you’re unsure, start high-quality CPR (compressions first).

If you want, I can give a short script for the steps to memorize, or cite the AHA guideline wording.