In first aid, emergency action principles seek to describe what to do when encountering an emergency situation. First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ...

Traditionally the method has been called ABC for "Airway", "Breathing" and "Circulation". However in the United Kingdom C has been taken out of this method. Easy to remember and in order of importance. However, in the military a "H" Hazardous situation is sometimes added, and the B stands for "Bleeding", as the military patient will probably bleed more often than not, making it HABC, or by some training organisations "Danger" and "Response" are added making DR ABC or "DR!AB". With Danger, Responce, Shout for help! Airway, Breathing. DR ABC is a common formulation of some of the basic principles of first aid, in the form of an acrostic. ...

The remainder of this article contains one such formulation.

1. Survey the scene What’s going on? Is it safe for me to approach?
2. Do a primary survey Reswponce, Airway, Breathing
3. Call for emergency services
4. Do a secondary survey, and provide appropriate emergency first aid

Survey the scene

Survey the scene and approach the victim. Determine whether the scene is safe. Look for any dangers, such as downed powerlines, traffic, unstable structures or swift-moving water. Determine what may have happened, how many victims are involved, and if any bystanders can help. If you cannot safely enter the scene, wait for other help to arrive or attempt to fix the problem. Remember, an unconscious or dead rescuer is an ineffective rescuer. STOP if you have safety concerns.

Do a primary survey

Perform an initial assessment. Get consent from a conscious victim (parent/guardian if the victim is a minor) before providing care. If the victim is unconscious, consent is implied. Use infection control precautions and check for signs and symptoms of any life-threatening conditions and care for them. To perform an initial assessment. This assessment is to only gte the vital information needed so you know who to treat first and what information you need to give to the emergency services. If you are not a trained first aider DO NOT do anything you are not sure to do. T do a primary survey do the following steps rembering this DR!AB:

• Danger: clear away anything that could be harmful to you or the casulty.
• Responce: Give a clear command ("Annie can you hear me? Open your eyes Annie") and shout this in both ears to see if ther casulty can hear you, also tap them firmly on the shoulders while you do this.
• !: This means Shout for help, get someone over to you who you can send to do stuff.
• Airway: If the casulty is unconsious in one smooth movement tip the head back by holding the chin and forehead.
• Breathing: Put your ear by the mouth and look at the chest. Listen, feel, hear and look for signs of the casulty breathing.

There is now no longer a "C" in primary survey, in other words you do not try to feel for a pulse. Once you know what injuries are there you can then getthe person who has come to help you to call an ambulance and getthem to get a first aid kit.

Care for the conditions that you find.

Do not move victims unless it is necessary to remove them from danger, or to make treatment possible (such as onto a hard surface for CPR). Wikibooks has more about this subject: First Aid/CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency first aid protocol for an unconscious person on whom neither breathing nor pulse can be detected. ...

Calling 911 for emergency help must take priority over actions such as rescue breathing or CPR, since they are intended to gain time for emergency services to arrive as part of the chain of survival. However, if bystanders are available, both can be pursued at the same time. Wikibooks has more about this subject: First Aid/CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency first aid protocol for an unconscious person on whom neither breathing nor pulse can be detected. ...

Call for emergency services

The next step is to activate emergency medical services by calling for help using a local emergency telephone number, such as 911 in Canada or the United States, 999 in the UK, 112 in most of continential Europe, 000 in Australia and 111 in New Zealand. Operators will generally require the caller's name and location and some information on person that is being called about (level of consciousness, injuries, name if known, chronic medical illnessess if known). The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Distress call. ... Many countries public telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number, sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or occasionally the emergency services number, that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. ... 9-1-1 (nine-one-one) is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

If you ask bystanders to call an ambulance for you, make sure they report back to you once released by the emergency operator to confirm that the call has been made. See Call for help. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Distress call. ...

Also note that in some circumstances, such as in remote areas or on the battlefield, outside help may be unavailable. The skill of wilderness first aid covers other measures including evacuation, but is no substitute for a medical professional if one can be located. Wilderness first aid is the provision of first aid under conditions where the arrival of emergency responders or the patient evacuation may be delayed due to constraints of terrain, weather, and available persons or equipment. ...

Do a secondary survey

The secondary survey is to gather information about conditions or injuries that may not be life threatening, but may become so if not cared for.

Perform a secondary survey only if you are sure that the victim has no life threatening (ABC) conditions.

• Interview the victim.
  • Pain,
  • medical conditions,
  • medications,
  • allergies,
  • when did you last eat or drink?

• Interview bystanders

• Head-to-toe examination (for a child, toe-to-head)
  • medical alert bracelets
  • compare one side against the other
  • pain, deformation

This is intended as a quick guide only. Effective CPR and first aid require hands-on training that can only be accomplished by attending a class in person, such as those run by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies or Life Savers: CPR and First Aid Training. First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ... The Red Cross and the Red Crescent emblems, the symbols from which the Movement derives its name The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement whose stated mission is to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for the human being and all other...