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Essential First Aid Steps Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide for administering first aid to an injured or ill person until emergency services arrive. It outlines 5 key steps: 1) assess the scene and person's condition, 2) if responsive with no severe bleeding, obtain consent and gather information, 3) if unresponsive, check for responsiveness and breathing, 4) if breathing, gather information and place in recovery position, 5) if not breathing, begin CPR immediately and continue until help arrives or unable to continue. Additional resources are provided to learn first aid techniques through videos or certification classes.

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Essential First Aid Steps Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide for administering first aid to an injured or ill person until emergency services arrive. It outlines 5 key steps: 1) assess the scene and person's condition, 2) if responsive with no severe bleeding, obtain consent and gather information, 3) if unresponsive, check for responsiveness and breathing, 4) if breathing, gather information and place in recovery position, 5) if not breathing, begin CPR immediately and continue until help arrives or unable to continue. Additional resources are provided to learn first aid techniques through videos or certification classes.

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First Aid Steps

By administering immediate care during an emergency, you can help an ill or injured person before
EMS, Emergency Medical Services arrive. And you may be able to help save a life. However, even
after training, remembering the right first aid steps – and administering them correctly – can be
difficult. In order to help you deliver the right care at the right time, we've created this simple step -by-
step guide that you can print up and place on your refrigerator, in your car, in your bag or a t your
desk.

1 Before administering care to an ill or injured person, check the scene and the person. Size

up the scene and form an initial impression.


Pause and looks at the scene and the person before responding. Answer the following questions:

- Is the scene safe to enter?

- What happened?

- How many people are involved?

- What is my initial impression about the nature of the person’s illness or injury? Does the person have
any life-threatening conditions, such as severe, life-threatening bleeding?

- Is anyone else available to help?

2 If the Person is awake and Responsive and there is no severe life-threatening bleeding:

- Obtain consent: Tell the person your name, describes type and level of training, states what you
thinks is wrong and what you plans to do, and asks permission to provide care.

- Tell a bystander to get the AED and first aid kit: Point to a bystander and speak out loud.

- Use appropriate PPE: Put on gloves, if available.

- Interview the person: Uses SAMPLE questions to gather more information about signs and
symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent medical history, last food or drink and events leading up
to the incident.
- Conduct a head-to-toe check: Check head and neck, shoulders, chest and abdomen, hips, legs and
feet, arms and hands for signs of injury.

- Provide care consistent with knowledge and training according to the conditions you find.

3 If the Person Appears Unresponsive:

Shout to get the person’s attention, using the person’s name if it is known. If there is no response, tap
the person’s shoulder (if the person is an adult or child) or the bottom of the person’s foot (if the
person is an infant) and shout again, while checking for normal breathing. Check for Responsiveness
and breathing for no more than 5-10 seconds.

4 If the person is breathing:

- Send someone to call 911 or the designated emergency number and obtain an AED and first aid kit.

- Proceed with gathering information from bystanders using the SAMPLE questions 

- Conduct a head-to-toe check.

- Roll the person onto his or her side into a recovery position if there are no obvious signs of injury.

5 If the person is NOT breathing:

- Send someone to call 911 or the designated emergency number and obtain an AED and first aid kit.

- Ensure that the person is face-up on a firm, flat surface such as the floor or ground.

- Begin CPR (starting with compressions) or use an AED if one is immediately available, if you are
trained in giving CPR and using an AED.

- Continue administering CPR until the person exhibits signs of life, such as breathing, an AED
becomes available, or EMS or trained medical responders arrive on scene.

Note: End CPR if the scene becomes unsafe or you cannot continue due to exhaustion.
Additional Information

To see the steps to perform first aid and learn how to administer care properly, watch our videos:

 Giving CPR (Adult)


 Giving CPR (Adult/Child)
 Giving CPR (Infant)
You can also sign up for a get First Aid/CPR/AED certified, where you'll learn the latest techniques
and earn a two-year certification in first aid from the American Red Cross.

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