CPR and AED Algorithm

Minor Burns

Recognizing an Emergency

Choking

Critical Burns

Deciding to Help

Primary Assessment

Chemical Burns

Personal Safety

Secondary Assessment

Electrical Burns

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Ongoing Assessment

Altered Mental Status

Unresponsive and Not Breathing—CPR 

Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in the Chest

Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Managing Shock

Severe Abdominal Pain

Early Defibrillation

Amputation

Ingested Poison

Chain of Survival

Impaled Object

Inhaled Poison Poison Poison

Chain of Survival for Children

Open Chest Injury

Snakebites

Chest Compression

Open Abdominal Injury

Spider Bites

Rescue Breaths – CPR Mask

Head, Neck, or Back Injury

Stinging Insects

Rescue Breaths – CPR Shield

Brain Injury

Tick Bites

Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb

Marine Animal Stings

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

Impaled Object in the Eye

Human and Animal Bites

Basic AED Operation

Chemicals in the Eye

Injured Tooth

Emotional Considerations

AEDs—Troubleshooting

Rash

Illness-related Emergencies

Emergency Action Plans