Turn on speakerphone. The dispatcher will guide you.
Say: "Not responding and not breathing normally." Say where you are.
Not responding and not breathing normally?
PUSH ON THE CHEST.
- Slow, gasping, snoring, noisy or panting breaths are not normal breathing.
- After any jerking or seizure, check breathing again.
- If you are not sure, start. Waiting is far more dangerous.
If you are alone, do not leave. Send someone.
Follow the dispatcher over anything on this page.
Child or infant
Tell the dispatcher it is a child.
If you can give breaths: start with 5, then 30 pushes and 2 breaths.
If you cannot or will not: just push.
Push at least one third of the chest depth, never more than 6 cm.
Infant: two thumbs, hands encircling. Child: one or two hands.
AED: under 25 kg (about 8 years) use child mode if it has one; otherwise adult mode. Under 25 kg, one pad on the front and one on the back.
Drowning
Only enter the water if trained. Reach or throw something that floats.
On land, if not breathing normally: if you can give breaths, start with 5; if not, push at once.
Do not delay compressions for an AED.
Breathing but not responding
Stay on the line. Put them in the recovery position and watch their breathing.
After an accident do not move them.
If breathing gets worse: on their back and push on the chest.