QUICK GUIDE to DEFIBRILLATOR

Loose copy inside cabinet

1.    Check if victim is responsive - tap hard, shout. If no response act quickly.

 

2.    Someone to call 999 Ambulance

Priors Court WR2 4TJ –tell them stay on Lower Ferry Lane
What3word address is: DISPOSING.HANDBAG.HAMSTER
Send someone with phone to gate to direct ambulance

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3.    Open airway (lift chin, tilt head back) and check for breathing

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4.    Check for pulse

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5.    Defibrillator – remove from storage box and carry case and follow instructions on its face:

a.    Switch on
b.    pull out pads(remove the transparent cover if necessary)

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6.    Attach pads

 

a.    Remove/cut away clothes from upper body including bra (scissors in pack)
b.    Peel liner off pads and stick on body as shown on face of defibrillator (different for adult + child up to age 8/25kg). 

7.    THE DEFIBRILLATOR WILL CHECK VICTIM STATUS and  TELL YOU WHAT TO DO

Wait for instructions from defibrillator. Press “SHOCK” when instructed.

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8.    Perform CPR until ambulance comes or victim responds.