Table 1 Performance checklists
From: School children sufficiently apply life supporting first aid: a prospective investigation
Emergency call | |
✓ Correct telephone number of ambulance service? | |
✓ Address given | |
✓ Situation/accident/illness explained | |
✓ Number of victims given | |
✓ Call back telephone number provided | |
Check for vital signs | |
✓ Responsiveness checked | |
✓ Gently shook patient | |
✓ Called for help | |
✓ Opened airways correctly | |
✓ Checked for normal breathing | |
Recovery position | |
✓ Positioned volunteer in stable recovery position | |
✓ Opened airway sufficiently | |
✓ Directed mouth downwards |