First aid: the first minutes
Until the ambulance arrives, it is up to you.
- Speak to the injured person and shake them gently. If there is no response, tilt the head back and check breathing.
- Call 155 or 112 and switch on the speaker. The dispatcher will guide you.
- Stop heavy bleeding with direct pressure on the wound. Pack a deep wound with gauze or clean cloth and press.
- If bleeding from a limb does not stop, apply a tourniquet 5 to 10 cm above the wound and note the time.
- If they are not breathing, press the centre of the chest 5 to 6 cm deep, 100 to 120 times a minute.
- Keep going until help arrives. If there are more of you, take turns.
- Check the whole body by touch, some injuries are not visible at first.
- The best thing you can do is take a first aid course.