Danger- you need to assess the risk of your personal safety first and foremost, then the safety if the casualty and lastly anyone else in the area, remember that your safety is priority
Response- ask their name, gently squeeze their shoulders, send for help
Send for help- call the ambulance or get someone else to
Airway- check the airway for foreign material, if there is, clear the airway by either sweeping it out by hand or rolling them on their side to allow fluids to drain away
Breathing- look, listen and feel for normal breathing, if they are breathing normally then put them into the recovery position, if not then then commence to CPR
CPR- place your hands over the lower half of the patients chest. compressions are to a depth of 1/3 the depth of their chest, at a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 breaths. when giving breaths gently tilt their heads back, pinch their nose and deliver the breaths, aiming to achieve the normal rise and fall of a patients chest
Defibrillation- apply defibrillation by turning the device on, follow the verbal instructions and deliver a shock when advised to
Response- ask their name, gently squeeze their shoulders, send for help
Send for help- call the ambulance or get someone else to
Airway- check the airway for foreign material, if there is, clear the airway by either sweeping it out by hand or rolling them on their side to allow fluids to drain away
Breathing- look, listen and feel for normal breathing, if they are breathing normally then put them into the recovery position, if not then then commence to CPR
CPR- place your hands over the lower half of the patients chest. compressions are to a depth of 1/3 the depth of their chest, at a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 breaths. when giving breaths gently tilt their heads back, pinch their nose and deliver the breaths, aiming to achieve the normal rise and fall of a patients chest
Defibrillation- apply defibrillation by turning the device on, follow the verbal instructions and deliver a shock when advised to