ROUND 1
Exact Steps To Take
Quickly follow these steps to save a life.
Are you alone with the victim or have help?
Can you get an AED immediately or not?
If you are ALONE and can get an AED immediately:
Of course, don’t leave the victim somewhere where they could sustain further harm (middle of a road, close to a fire, by an electrical shock threat).
Call for help as you run to get the AED!
Call the emergency number for your location.
Immediately start AED use.
Turn on the AED and it will guide you what to do.
The AED will analyze the heart and tell you if you should do CPR or administer a jolt.
Follow AED instructions until emergency personnel arrive
If you are ALONE and can NOT get an AED immediately:
Of course, don’t leave the victim somewhere where they could sustain further harm (middle of a road, close to a fire, by an electrical shock threat).
Call the emergency number for your location.
If possible, call on speaker while starting hands-only CPR.
Continue with hands-only CPR until help arrives.
When emergency personnel arrive, they will take over.
If someone else comes to help, send them for an AED.
Start AED use as soon as possible.
Turn on the AED and it will guide you what to do.
The AED will analyze the heart and tell you if you should continue CPR or administer a jolt.
Follow AED instructions until professional help arrives.
If you HAVE HELP and can get an AED immediately:
Of course, don’t leave the victim somewhere where they could sustain further harm (middle of a road, close to a fire, by an electrical shock threat).
One person calls the emergency number while one person gets the AED.
Immediately start AED use.
Turn on the AED and it will guide you what to do.
The AED will analyze the heart and tell you if you should do CPR or administer a jolt.
Follow AED instructions until emergency personnel arrive.
If you HAVE HELP and can NOT get an AED immediately:
Of course, don’t leave the victim somewhere where they could sustain further harm (middle of a road, close to a fire, by an electrical shock threat).
One person calls the emergency number while one person starts CPR.
After or while calling the emergency number for your location, the person can look for an available AED.
Meanwhile, hands-only CPR must continue until emergency personnel arrive.
If an AED is found, immediately use the AED.
If an AED is not found, continue CPR, switching who performs it if necessary.
When emergency personnel arrive, they will take over.
WHAT NUMBER DO I CALL?
Call the national emergency or ambulance number for your location.
Here are the most common numbers.
911 is used throughout North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico) and many US territories.
999 is used throughout the United Kingdom and many former British colonies, like Hong Kong, and British overseas territories.
112 is used throughout Europe and India though many countries have their own emergency numbers as well.
111 is used in New Zealand.
119 is used in Japan.
120 is used in China.
192 is used in Brazil.
If there is a number for emergency personnel at your location, someone may call them as well but starting CPR and administering an AED jolt is imperative. Think: can CPR still be done while they are being called?