First aid (PSC1)

Protect, alert, help: cardiac arrest, bleeding, choking and unconsciousness, with the PSC1 actions and numbers.

The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

Protect: what is it?
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Removing or keeping away the danger for yourself, the victim and bystanders before anything else.
An injured rescuer saves no one.
The cardiac-arrest chain of survival: which step comes after "Recognise the arrest and call for help"?
- Start resuscitation
- Defibrillate
- Advanced medical care
- Post-resuscitation care
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Start resuscitation
Each lost link lowers survival. This five-link breakdown is the AHA's; PSC1 and the ERC count four, with medical care covering the last two.
Alert: what is it?
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Calling emergency services (15, 18 or 112) with the place, the problem and the victims' condition.
Only hang up when the operator says so.
A player collapses, does not respond and is not breathing. After calling for help, what next?
- Start compressions and have someone fetch a defibrillator
- Put them in the recovery position
- Feel for a pulse for a minute before acting
- Give five rescue breaths before any compression
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Start compressions and have someone fetch a defibrillator
A victim who is not breathing needs compressions at once, not the recovery position. A lay rescuer does not check for a pulse, and adult CPR starts with 30 compressions.