First Aid
- 1/9You find someone injured and need to help them.
Your safety is crucial. Before aiding, always check for risks like ongoing traffic or hazardous materials to avoid becoming another victim.
You’ve found an injured person and ensured safety.
The next step is to quickly assess their condition, starting with how responsive they are. This helps determine what aid is needed.
An injured person is unconscious.
Your role is to provide immediate care and prevent their condition from worsening until professionals take over.
An unconscious person is not breathing.
This maneuver helps ensure that nothing is blocking their breathing passage. If you suspect a head or neck injury, push their lower jaw forward without tilting the head.
You are checking if an unconscious person is breathing.
This ’Look, Listen, and Feel’ method helps you quickly confirm whether the person is breathing normally.
An unconscious person is breathing, but not responding.
The recovery position helps keep their airway open and prevents them from choking on their own vomit.
An injured person is not responding and not breathing after checking.
If there are no signs of response and no breathing, CPR is necessary to maintain circulation.
You are performing chest compressions on an adult.
Correct hand placement is essential for effective and safe chest compressions during CPR.
You are performing chest compressions.
These guidelines ensure that compressions are effective in circulating blood and maintaining life until medical help arrives.