Infants Children (Age Less Adults and (Age 1 Than 1 Component Adolescents Year to Year, Puberty) Excluding Newborns) Scene safety Make sure the environment is safe for rescuers and victim Check for responsiveness Recognition No breathing or only gasping (ie, no of cardiac normal breathing) arrest No definite felt within 10 seconds (Breathing and pulse check can be performed simultaneously in less than 10 seconds) Activation of If you are Witnessed collapse emergency alone with no response mobile Follow steps for adults system phone, leave and adolescents on the the victim to left activate the Unwitnessed collapse emergency response Give 2 minutes of CPR system and get the AED the victim to before activate the emergency beginning response system and CPR get the AED Otherwise, Return to the or send infant and resume CPR; someone use the AED as soon as and begin it is available CPR immediately; use the AED as soon as it is available
Component Adults and Adolescents Children (Age 1 Year to Puberty) Infants (Age Less Than 1 Year, Excluding Newborns) Scene safety Make sure the environment is safe for rescuers and victim Recognition of cardiac arrest Check for responsiveness No breathing or only gasping (ie, no normal breathing) No definite felt within 10 seconds (Breathing and pulse check can be performed simultaneously in less than 10 seconds) Activation of emergency response system If you are alone with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR Otherwise, send someone and begin CPR immediately; use the AED as soon as it is available Witnessed collapse Follow steps for adults and adolescents on the left Unwitnessed collapse Give 2 minutes of CPR the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED Return to the or infant and resume CPR; use the AED as soon as it is available
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