CPR, the AED and choking
What to do in the minutes before help arrives: call 911, start hands-only CPR, use an AED, help someone who is choking, stop heavy bleeding and place someone in the recovery position. Read the steps here, then practise them in a certified class.
- 5.7AED pad placement: how to use an AEDTurn the AED on first, then do exactly what its voice tells you.
- 5.14Hands-only CPRIf a teen or adult collapses and is not breathing normally, call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest until help takes over.
- 5.15Help a choking adultIf an adult cannot cough, speak, or breathe, act at once: 5 back blows, then 5 abdominal thrusts, repeated until the object comes out.
- 5.12The recovery positionRoll an unresponsive person who is breathing onto their side, so their airway stays open and fluids can drain.
- 5.1Call 911 and give your locationGive your exact location as soon as you are asked, answer every question, and never hang up until the call-taker tells you to.
- 5.11Stop heavy bleedingPress hard, directly on the wound, and do not let up until the bleeding stops or help takes over.
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