Deciding to Act

Deciding to Act

1. Always make an informed decision before deciding to act.

2. You can help save a life if you decide to respond using your skills.

3. Remember your safety is first so leave the scene if you are at risk.

4. While helping the victim, protect yourself from transmission of possible diseases.

5. Use disposable gloves to avoid direct contact with blood or other bodily fluid.

6. Use preventive breathing barriers while giving rescue breaths.

7. Cover your own cuts, sores, wounds and any other skin conditions with a bandage.

8. Tell EMS personnel at the scene if you have come in direct contact with the victim’s bodily fluids.

9. One of the primary advantages of the new 2010 ECC guidelines, is to reduce the bystanders’ fear and panic when responding to an injured person and when performing CPR.