Ready Reference PANEL ContentsChecking an Injured or Ill Adult 3CPR 4 5 ID: 941594
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Adult First Aid/CPR/AE Ready Reference PANEL ContentsChecking an Injured or Ill Adult_________________________ 3CPR __________________________________________________ 4____________________________________ 5____________________________________ 7___________________________ 8Burns ________________________________________________ 9Poisoning ___________________________________________
10Head, Neck or Spinal Injuries__________________________ 11Stroke ______________________________________________ 12Wallet Card Check the scene and the person.Put on disposable gloves or other PPE as appropriate.Call 9-1-1.Next Steps PANEL I F NO RESPONSE, C OR TH L OCAL E M ER G ENC Y N UMBER A EONE T O G E T A N A ED If an unconscious person is face-
down, roll him or her face-up keeping the head, and ask questions to nd out what happened. OPEN THE A IRWAY Tilt head; lift chin. C H REATHIN G Check for no more than 10 seconds. Occasional gasps are not breathing. Q U ICKLY SC BLEEDIN G If there is no breathing, perform CPR or use an AED if an AED is immediately available. (See Panels 4 and 5.) any cha
nges in condition. nconscious PANEL 3 G IVE 30 C ES T CO M PRESSIONS Push hard, push fast in the middle of the at least 100 compressions per minute. G E B REATH S Tilt the head back and lift the chin up. Pinch the nose shut and make a complete If chest does not rise with the initial rescue breath. look for an object and, if seen, remove it. Continue CPR.
S T OP Continue cycles of CPR. Do not stop unless you nd an obvious sign of life (such as breathing), an AED is ready to use, another trained responder or EMS personnel take over, you are too exhausted to continue or the scene becomes unsafe. Use an AED as soon as one is available. (See Panel 5.) CPR No B reathing PANEL 4 PANEL 5 TU RN ON ED Follow the
voice and/or visual prompts. RE C H ES T Remove any medication patches with a gloved hand. ATTA C H P A DS Do not use pediatric AED pads or equipment weighing more than 55 pounds. P LUG IN CONNEC OR, R Y AE D Adult or Child Older Than 8 Years or Weighing More Than 55 Pounds No B reathing PANEL 6 S TA ND C E A R Make sure no one, including you, is L
E T THE A ED A N ALYZE H E A R T R HYTHM Push the analyze button if necessary. DE LIVER SHOCK, IF ADVISED Make sure no one, including you, is Push the shock button, if necessary. PERFOR M breathing and for any changes in condition. If two trained responders are present, one should perform CPR while the other operates the AED. Older Than 8 Years or Wei
ghing More Than 55 Pounds PANEL 7 Conscious Choking reathe G IVE 5 BACK BLOWS Bend the person forward at the waist and blades with the heel of one hand. G IVE 5 ABDO M INAL TH R U S T S Place a st with the thumb side against the the navel. Cover your st with the other hand. Give 5 quick, upward abdominal thrusts. CON T IN U RE Give sets of 5 ba
ck blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the object is forced out, the person can cough forcefully or breathe, or the person becomes unconscious. COVER TH E WO TH A S T ERI L G A PPLY DIREC RE U N T I L BLEEDIN G S T OPS COVER TH E DRESSIN WITH A BANDAG E Check for circulation (feeling, warmth and IF BLEEDIN G S T ALL 9-1-1 ND
A PPLY M RE Add more dressings and bandages and apply additional pressure. Wash hands with soap and water after giving care. PANEL 8 RE M BURN COO L THE BURN Cool the burn with cool running water at least COVER L OOSELY WI TH S T ERI L IF THE BU RN IS SEVERE, C ALL 9-1-1 C A OCK Burns PANEL 9 C ALL 9-1-1 OR TH E POISON C
ON RO L H O TLINE For life-threatening conditions (person is unconscious or not breathing, or level of If the person is conscious and alert, call the National Poison Control Center hotline at 1-800-222-1222 and follow the advice given. RE BA SED ON CONDI ND Do not induce vomiting or give the person anything to eat or drink unless Poisoning PANEL 10 C ALL 9-1-
1 OR THE L OCAL E M ER G ENC Y N UMBER M INI M IZE M OVE M EN T OF TH E H E A S TAB I L IZE H E A TH E POSI ND Provide support by placing your hands on both sides of the persons head. PANEL 11 ead, N TH INK F. .S. T . F ace: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A rm: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm dri
ft downward? S peech: Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence (such as, The sky is blue.). Is speech slurred? Can the person repeat the sentence correctly? T ime: Try to determine when the signals began. Call 9-1-1 immediately. Report the time of onset to EMS personnel. RE BA SED ON CONDI ND Stroke For a stroke, think F. .S. T . PANE