If possible get the defibrillation machine, turn it on and listen to instructions provided by it. This is to kick start the persons heart.
Airway
Defibrillation
Compressions
Begin CPR if person is not breathing, 30 compressions and 2 breaths continuous until help arrives and takes over or until the person recovers.
Send for help
check the airways if there are any blockages, remove these from airways, lay person in the recovery position
Breathing
Check to see if the person can respond to you, by talking to them, lightly squeezing their hand, or shoulder.
Danger
Response
Check the surroundings around the injured person and yourself to ensure that there is nothing that places you in harms way.
Emergency action plan to do prior to conducting DRSABCD
Ask someone or a bystander to call 000.
What is the emergency action plan required if someone is needing immediate medical attention?
Surveying the scene Determining whether the scene is safe Phoning for help Assess for life threatening injuries Conducting a secondary survey
Preserve life, protect the unconscious, prevent a casualty’s condition from becoming worse
DRSABCD
First Aid objectives
Check to see if there are any signs of breathing through looking, feeling, and listening.