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Check the Scene - make sure it is safe for you to help.
Don't become another victim.
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Check the Victim - tap and shout to get response.
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Call for Help - call 9-1-1, or tell someone to call.
If you are alone with an adult, call first then start CPR if needed.
Call for any unconscious victim, whether they are breathing or not.
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Airway - tilt head back, lift chin up to open airway.
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Breathing - Pinch nose closed, take a normal breath, cover victim's mouth with yours and blow out your breath until you see the chest rise. Give a second breath. Take about 1 second per breath. If chest doesn't rise, open airway again.
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Circulation - pump the chest 30 times.
Place the heel of one hand in the center of the chest and your other hand on top of it. Press chest down 1 1/2 to 2 inches at a rate of 100 per minute (16 in 10 seconds).
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Repeat A - B - C until help arrives or the victim begins breathing.
If there are two rescuers, one does the breathing and one does the compressions - CPR steps and ratios remain the same. |
to save a life!
