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Check for danger and ensure the area is safe for yourself, bystanders and the patient.<\/p>\n
Check for a response: ask name and squeeze shoulders. No response? Send for help. Response? Make comfortable; monitor breathing and response; manage severe bleeding and then other injuries.<\/p>\n
Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance or ask a bystander to make the call. Stay on the line. If alone with the patient and you have to leave to call for help, first turn the patient into the recovery position before leaving.<\/p>\n
Open the patient\u2019s mouth and check for foreign material.
\nForeign material? Roll the patient onto their side and clear the airway.
\nNo foreign material? Leave the patient in the position found, and open the airway by tilting the head back with a chin lift.<\/p>\n
Check for breathing Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds.
\nNot normal breathing? Ensure an ambulance has been called and start CPR.
\nNormal breathing? Place in the recovery position and monitor breathing.<\/p>\n
Start CPR \u2014 30 chest compressions followed by 2 breaths. Continue CPR until help arrives, the patient starts breathing, or you are physically unable to continue.<\/p>\n
Apply a defibrillator as soon as possible and follow the voice prompts<\/p>\n
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