Remember your DR ABCs
When you find someone unconscious:
Danger: Check the scene for danger to yourself, the group and the patient.
Responsivness: Check for responsiveness: Shout "are you alright?" and tap tha patient on the shoulder.
Airways: Open the airway using a head tilt and chinlift, or a jaw thrust (if you suspect a spinal injury)
Breathing: Check for breathing for no longer than 10 seconds. Look listen and feel for breath.
Circulation: If there is no sign of life:
Adults: Give 30 compressions to 2 breathes.
Children and Infants: Give 5 breathes first, then 30 compressions to 2 breaths.
Severe Bleeding: Do a visual check and control obvious bleeding.
Think Doctor ABCs to remember.
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