Scripts are off, so the interactive wizard cannot run. Every outcome the helper can reach is listed below as plain steps.
Unresponsive and not breathing normally (or only gasping)
- Call emergency services now, or shout for someone else to call while you start.
- Push hard and fast in the center of the chest: 30 compressions, then 2 breaths (30:2).
- Bare hands beat waiting. Keep pauses between compressions under 10 seconds.
- If an AED arrives, switch it on and follow its voice prompts immediately; resume compressions when told.
- Only once breathing returns, roll them into the recovery position and stay until help takes over.
Control severe bleeding only after breathing is restored — see Severe Bleeding.
Unresponsive, breathing, with severe bleeding
- Call emergency services.
- Press hard on the wound with clean cloth; stack fresh layers on top, never remove soaked ones.
- Pack deep pocket wounds; for limb bleeding you cannot stop, apply a tourniquet above the wound and note the time.
- Once bleeding is controlled, roll them into the recovery position to keep the airway open.
- Keep monitoring breathing and keep them warm until help arrives.
Full procedure: Severe Bleeding.
Unresponsive, breathing, no severe bleeding
- Call emergency services if you have not already.
- Kneel beside them and place the near arm at a right angle.
- Bring the far arm across the chest and hold the back of its hand against the near cheek.
- Bend the far knee, roll them toward you onto their side, and tilt the head to keep the airway open.
- Stay and watch breathing until help arrives; be ready to start CPR if breathing stops.
Responsive with severe bleeding
- Press hard on the wound with clean cloth — full weight, both hands if needed.
- Add fresh cloth on top when it soaks through; never lift to peek.
- Keep pressure for ten full minutes minimum, or until relieved by help.
- Lay them down and keep them warm; watch for pale clammy skin and confusion.
Full procedure: Severe Bleeding.
Choking — cannot breathe or speak
- Encourage hard coughing; do not interfere while they can still cough.
- If coughing fails, give 5 firm back blows between the shoulder blades, then 5 abdominal thrusts; repeat the cycle.
- If they collapse, lower them to the floor, call emergency services, and start CPR 30:2 — chest compressions often clear the airway.
- Infants under 1 year: use 5 back blows plus 5 chest thrusts with two fingers — never abdominal thrusts.
Chest pain — possible heart attack
- Call 911 immediately; unlock the door for responders.
- Sit them down, half-upright against a wall, and loosen tight clothing.
- Keep them calm and still; do not let them walk around.
- Give aspirin only if the dispatcher advises it.
- If they collapse and stop responding, start CPR.
Stroke signs (FAST)
- Note the exact time symptoms started — treatments are time-limited.
- Check Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty — any one means Time to call 911.
- Call 911 even if the symptoms fade.
- Nothing to eat or drink; lay them on their side if drowsy and stay with them.
Burn
- Cool the burn under cool running water for 10–20 minutes — never ice.
- Remove rings, watches, and tight clothing near the burn before swelling starts.
- Cover loosely with clean, non-stick cloth or cling film.
- No creams, butter, or ice. Seek care for large, deep, face, joint, or genital burns, and for any infant or elderly burn.
Full procedure: Burns.
Poisoning
- Grab the container, label, or plant name and keep it with you.
- Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 (US).
- Do NOT induce vomiting unless poison control tells you to.
- If they become unresponsive, seize, or stop breathing normally, call 911 and follow the unresponsive steps above.
None of these fit — sick or hurt, cause unclear
- Ask and record: pain level 0–10, breathing normal or labored, skin pale or clammy, confusion.
- Write down symptoms and the times they change.
- Recheck every 10 minutes.
- Escalate to emergency services for labored breathing, chest pain, worst-ever headache, new confusion, unresponsiveness, or a gut feeling that something is badly wrong.