Danger

Ensure the area is safe for yourself, others and the patient.

Response

Check for a response; ask name; squeeze shoulders.

• No response - Send for help
• Response - make patient comfortable, check for injuries & monitor

Send for help

Call for an ambulance

Airway

Open mouth and check airway for an obstructions

• If foreign matter is present place in recovery position
• Clear airway with finger
• Open airway by tilting head with a chin lift

Breathing

Check for breathing. Look. Listen and feel

Normal breathing

• Place in recovery position
• Monitor breathing
• Manage injuries
• Treat for shock

Not normal breathing

• Start CPR

CPR

Start CPR. 30 chest compressions then 2 breaths, continue until patient recovers or help arrives.