Checklist for CPR Adult Items Achieved Not Achieved Ensure safety (safe surrounding environment) Wear gloves and use a barrier device (if needed) * Check the response of the patient (shake gently & shout loudly) Check breathing by look, listen and feel (for 5-10 seconds) If the person does not respond and not breathing, have someone call EMS/123 and get an AED. If alone with an adult, call EMS/123 yourself, get an AED, and then return to care for the person. Start chest compressions in the middle of the person’s chest. “Push hard, push fast” —at least 5 cm (2 in.). Allow the chest to recoil after each compression. Perform 30 compressions in about 18 seconds. After 30 compressions, open the person’s airway with a headtilt/chin-lift. Give two rescue breaths, each lasting one second, with just enough volume to make the chest start to rise. If both breaths go in, repeat the cycle of 30 compressions and 2 breaths for 5 cycles (2 minutes) and then reassess breathing, if no signs of breathing are found, then continue CPR again. Do not stop CPR unless: • An AED arrives and is ready to use • More advanced care takes over • The scene becomes unsafe • You become physically unable to continue • The victim shows signs of life * If available use them, and if the victim is injured you have to use them to ensure your own safety.