wunder beta🩹 First Aid Basics
Simple, calm steps that could help you save a life in an emergency.
What you’ll learn
- Follow the check-call-care framework and respond safely to an emergency.First aid starts with checking the scene for safety, then checking the person, then calling 911 and giving care. An unresponsive but breathing person is placed in the recovery position to keep the airway clear.
- Recognize cardiac arrest and perform hands-only CPR and use an AED.In cardiac arrest the person is unresponsive and not breathing normally. Call 911, push hard and fast in the center of the chest at 100 to 120 compressions per minute, use an AED by following its prompts, and continue until help arrives.
- Respond to choking, bleeding, burns, and other common injuries.For choking, alternate back blows and abdominal thrusts. Control bleeding with firm direct pressure, cool burns with running water, use RICE for sprains, and act with calm confidence since doing something is better than freezing.
Questions this course answers
What is the correct first step before helping in an emergency?
Always check the scene first; you can't help anyone if you become a second victim.
The recovery position is used for a person who is:
The recovery position keeps the airway of an unresponsive but breathing person open and lets fluids drain safely.
When should you call emergency services (911)?
Call 911 immediately for life-threatening emergencies, or have a bystander call while you begin care.
Cardiac arrest means that:
In cardiac arrest the heart stops circulating blood to vital organs, and the person is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
The Red Cross recommends how many chest compressions per minute in CPR?
The American Red Cross recommends 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute.
What should you do with an AED?
AEDs are designed for bystanders; turn it on and follow the voice prompts, and it only shocks when the rhythm calls for it.
Grounded in trusted sources
- American Red Cross, First Aid Steps, https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/first-aid/performing-first-aid/first-aid-steps
- American Red Cross, CPR Steps, https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/cpr/performing-cpr/cpr-steps
- American Red Cross, Adult & Child Choking, https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/resources/learn-first-aid/adult-child-choking
- Mayo Clinic, Choking: First aid, https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-choking/basics/art-20056637
- American Heart Association, First Aid Guidelines, https://cpr.heart.org/en/resuscitation-science/first-aid-guidelines/first-aid
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