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Printable First Aid and Emergencies checklist
One page with a box for every First Aid and Emergencies skill. Skills you have marked learned in this browser print with their dates.
First Aid and Emergencies checklist
- Hands-only CPR: call 911, get an AED, center of chest, two inches, 100 to 120 a minute.
- Choking: can they cough? If not, 911, five back blows, five abdominal thrusts, repeat.
- Heavy bleeding: call 911, press hard and steady, never lift to look, add layers.
- Minor burn: cool running water 20 minutes, rings off, loose cover, no ice or butter.
- AED: switch on, bare dry chest, pads as pictured, all clear, shock, restart compressions.
- Stroke FAST: face, arm, speech, time to call 911; note when it started.
- Heart attack: chest pressure over a few minutes, spreading pain, sweat; call 911, do not drive.
- Fire extinguisher: 911 first, exit behind you, Pull, Aim low, Squeeze, Sweep; leave if not out.
- Grease fire: burner off, metal lid on, leave it covered, never water, spread means 911.
- Sprained ankle: rest, iced in a towel 20 minutes, snug wrap, raise it; can't walk means X-ray.
- Heat: exhaustion means shade and sips; confusion or fainting means 911 and cool fast.
- Calling 911: location first, what happened, how many hurt, follow instructions, stay on.
- Go-bag: three days of water and food, medication list, document copies, cash, light, charger.
- Stock a first aid kit at home and in the car, numbers card in the lid, restock after use.