HeartSafe Rescue Quest
Preparing the public emergency guide surfaces.
Emergency guide
Short reviewed cards for emergency awareness. This page is not diagnosis, medical advice, or a substitute for emergency services.
Pause, look around, and protect yourself before helping.
If someone is unconscious and not breathing normally, get help and get the AED.
AEDs talk helpers through the process with verbal and visual prompts.
If a person is coughing forcefully, get help and encourage coughing. Severe choking needs trained response.
Severe bleeding can be life threatening. Get help and supplies quickly.
Stop the burning process and get trained help.
Face, arm, or speech changes need immediate EMS activation.
Serious allergy signs can become life threatening quickly.
Protect the person from injury and do not put anything in their mouth.
Move toward safety, get adult or trained help, and call 911 if symptoms are serious.