1. Responding to an Emergency
Part 1: Chapter 2

2. Emergency Action Steps
The scene and the victim
9-1-1 of the local emergency number
For the victim until help arrives

3. What are you checking for?
Is the scene safe?
What happened?
How many victims are there?
Are bystanders available to help?

4. Moving the Victim(s)
DO NOT move a victim unless he or she is in immediate danger
Fire, flood, explosions etc.
If you must move a victim do it quickly and carefully

5. What is Considered Life Threatening?
Unconscious
Trouble breathing
No signs of life (breathing, movement, pulse)
Severe Bleeding

6. Call 9-1-1 if the victim is…..
Unconscious or an altered level of consciousness
Has trouble breathing or is breathing in a stranger manner
Has chest discomfort, pain or pressure that persists for more than 3-5 minutes or goes away and comes back
Bleeding severely
Has pressure or pain in the abdomen that does not go away
Vomiting blood or passing blood
Has a seizure that lasts more than 5 min or has multiple seizures
Has a seizure and is pregnant or diabetic
Fails to regain consciousness after a seizure
Has a severe headache or slurred speech
Appears to be poisoned
Has an injury to the head, neck or back
Has broken bones
Has a severe burn

7. Other Reason to Call Fire or explosion The presence of poisonous gas
Downed electrical wires
Swiftly moving or rapidly rising water
Motor vehicle collisions
Victims who cannot be moved easily

8. Things to Know Before Making the Call….
The exact address or location
Street, city, other landmarks
Phone number from which you are calling
What happened
Car accident, fall, fire, chest pains
# of people involved
Condition of the victims
Unconscious, chest pains, labored breathing
The care being given

9. What to do if You are Alone
Call first if….
Care first if….
An unconscious adult victim or adolescent age 12 or older
A witnessed sudden collapse of a child or infant
An unconscious infant or child known to be at a high risk of heart problems
An unconscious victim younger than age 12 when the collapse has not been witnessed
Any victim of drowning