Before making contact with an unconscious subject, what should you do?

Speak and splash water to check condition.

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Why: Speak to the subject and splash water to determine condition before contact.

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Answer: Speak and splash water to check condition. Speak to the subject and splash water to determine condition before contact.

  1. Scouting America: Lifesaving www.scouting.org/merit-badges/lifesaving
    Speak to the subject and splash water on the subject
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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