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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
– If no response, tell someone to call 9-1-1. If you are alone, perform 5 cycles of CPR First, then call 9-1-1. Call 9-1-1 for any unconscious victim, including an infant that is breathing. |
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Circulation
– pump the chest 30 times. Place two fingertips of one hand in the center of the chest. Press chest down about 1 1/2 inches at a rate of 100 per minute (16 in 10 seconds). |
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Airway
– tilt head back, lift chin up to open airway. |
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Breathing
– Take a normal breath, cover victim’s mouth and nose with your mouth, and give a breath until the chest rises. Give a second breath. Take about 1 second per breath. If chest doesn’t rise, open airway again. |
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