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Emergency
CPR (Adult)
Chest compressions and rescue breaths for an unresponsive person not breathing normally.
Emergency
Recovery Position
Position for an unresponsive person who IS breathing normally, to keep airway clear.
Emergency
Choking (Adult)
Clear a blocked airway with back blows and abdominal thrusts.
Emergency
Catastrophic Bleeding
Life-threatening haemorrhage — stabbing, glass, arterial. Stop the bleed within seconds.
Emergency
Knife / Stab Injuries
Treat stab wounds while managing ongoing threat. Assume more casualties.
Emergency
Burns & Scalds
Cool with running water for 20 minutes. Cover loosely. Never apply creams.
Emergency
Head Injuries
Assume concussion or worse after any impact. Watch for delayed deterioration.
Emergency
Seizures
Protect from injury — do not restrain. Time the seizure.
Emergency
Heart Attack
Central crushing chest pain, sweating, nausea. Sit them down, call 999, give aspirin.
Emergency
Stroke — FAST
Face, Arms, Speech, Time. Every minute costs brain cells.
Emergency
Anaphylaxis
Severe allergic reaction. Use adrenaline auto-injector immediately.
Emergency
Diabetic Emergencies
If in doubt, give sugar. Low blood sugar (hypo) can kill within minutes.
Emergency
Asthma Attack
Sit up, use blue reliever inhaler, call 999 if not improving.
Emergency
Drug Overdose
Common in venues. Recovery position, call 999, consider naloxone for opioids.
Emergency
Naloxone (Opioid Reversal)
Reverses opioid overdose. Safe to give if unsure. Nasal spray or IM injection.
Emergency
Electric Shock
Isolate power first. Never touch casualty still in contact.
Emergency
Hypothermia
Warm gradually. Never rewarm limbs first or give alcohol.
Emergency
Heat Exhaustion & Heatstroke
Cool rapidly. Heatstroke is life-threatening.
Emergency
Poisoning
Do not induce vomiting. Identify substance. Call 999 or 111.
Incident
Aggressive Customer
De-escalate first. Position, tone, boundaries.