An emergency is the need for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to give further medical attention and/or transport a person to the hospital.

Situations when 911 should be called are:

• Apersonisnotbreathing.

• Apersonhaslostconsciousness.

• Itissuspectedthatapersonmayhaveaneckorbackinjury.

• Apersonhasanopenfracture (bonehaspuncturedthroughtheskin).

• Severeheatexhaustionorheatstrokeissuspected.

• Apersonhasseverebleedingthatcannotbestopped.AED Automated External Defibrillator

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AutoMAtEd ExtErnAl dEfibrillAtor

What is an Automated External defibrillator (AEd)? Anautomatedexternaldefibrillator(AED)isaportableelectronicdevicethatautomaticallyanalyzesheartrhythm.If itdetectsaproblemthatmayrespondtoanelectricalshock,theAEDdeliversashocktorestoreanormalheartrhythm.

What is the location of the nearest AEd? ________________________________________

opErAting An AEd

turn on AEd and follow automated instructions.

1.Adjustvictim’sclothingtoenablepad-to-skincontact.

2.Openpadpackageandpluginpadconnector.

3.Peelpadbackingandapplybothpads.

4.WaitandstandclearasAEDperformsanalysis.

5.If instructed,pressshockbutton.

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