Situation #1: You feel you might be experiencing
a heart attack.
Know the warning signals. A sharp
or squeezing pain in your chest, shoulders, neck
or arms which lasts more than two minutes, dizziness,
sweating, nausea, or shortness of breath.
Call 911 for help immediately.
Do not try to drive yourself anywhere – let help
come to you.
What you tell the
operator is important. Try to stay calm.
Then, try to be clear and consise with your information:
Where the emergency is located, including street, address,
cross street and landmarks.
The telephone number from which you are calling.
What happened to cause the emergency.
The number of people who need emergency attention.
The condition of the victims.
The type of attention the victims are receiving.
DO NOT hang up on the operators.
This is most important. Stay on the line
until the operator has all in information needed. Let
the operator hang up first. You hang up last and return
to help in whatever way you can.
Situation #2: You
come across someone who seems to be unconscious.
Check to see if the person is breating and ask if
he or she needs help.
If you get no response, initiate full CPR and instruct
someone else to call 911 for help.
If you are alone,continue CPR for a full minutebefore calling for help yourself.If you do not know CPR, call for help immediately
