disasters.
Check for response.
- Call while tapping the shoulder.
Breathing
Recovery position
- Lay the injured or
ill person on
his/her side and
wait for the arrival
of the emergency
services.
Not responding
Ask for help.
- Make an 119 emergency call.
- Ask to bring an AED.
Listen to the appeal of the
injured or ill person and give
the necessary first-aid
treatment.
Responding
Not breathing
Give 2 rescue breaths; omittable Note(
1
)
Give CPR.
- 30 chest compressions
- Give 2 rescue breaths; omittable Note(
1
)
Note(
1
) Omission of rescue breathing:
If there is a fear of infection because the
injured or ill person has an intraoral injury,
you are hesitant about giving mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation, or preparing the mouthpiece for
rescue breathing takes too long, omit rescue
breathing and proceed to the next step.
Open the airway.
- Check for breathing.
Arrival of an AED
- Turn on the power.
- Use the AED by following its voice prompts.
Fitting of the electrode pads, etc.
Automatic electrocardiogram
analysis
- Do not touch the injured or ill
person.
Electric shock is needed.
Electric shock is not needed.
Delivery of electric shock
Resume CPR from chest
compressions by following the
voice prompts of the AED.
When the injured or ill
person has been
handed over to the
emergency services or
has started moaning or
breathing normally, lay
him/her on his/her side
in a recovery position
and wait for the arrival
of emergency services.
When to
stop CPR
A person is collapsing.
- Secure the safety of the surrounding area.
- Prevent secondar