European
Resuscitation
Council
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Basic Life Support
SAFETY
STIMULATE
SHOUT for help
OPEN AIRWAY
Assess BREATHING
5 RESCUE BREATHS
Assess CIRCULATION
Signs of life and/or central pulse
No signs of circulation
15 CHEST COMPRESSIONS
Coordinated with 2 rescue breaths
Continue CPR for 1 minute
REASSESS
And continue as appropriate
ACTIVATE EMS
No breathing
Infant Child
Response
No response
Xiphoid process Sternum (lower half)
Observe
Published March 2007 by European Resuscitation Council Secretariat VZW, Drie Eikenstraat 661, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Product reference: POSTER-2007-BPLS_A0-EN Copyright European Resuscitation Council
Breathing
Place in
recovery position
No chest movement
Reposition airway
still ineffective?
Skip assessment of circulation