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If someone needs immediate help with sudden collapse, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person who was standing or walking has suddenly fallen and is not moving or responding.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Check safety. Tap and shout. Call 112. If not breathing — push hard on chest.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Not responding when you tap and shout.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Not breathing, or making gasping/snoring sounds (this is NOT normal breathing).
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Skin turning blue or grey, especially around lips and fingernails.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the person fell and hit their head, do not move their neck.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A sudden collapse can be caused by cardiac arrest, fainting, stroke, seizure, low blood sugar, or many other conditions. You do not need to know the cause to help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the person is not breathing normally after collapsing, their heart may have stopped. Every second counts.
Check the scene before you approach.
Do not move unless in immediate danger.
Traffic · CRITICAL
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the person collapsed on a road, ensure traffic is stopped or the person is moved to safety before starting CPR.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Make sure you are safe — check for traffic, electrical wires, or other dangers.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tap both shoulders firmly and shout loudly: "Can you hear me?"
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If no response — shout for someone nearby to call 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tilt their head back gently and lift their chin to open the airway.
When and how to get professional help.
Any unwitnessed collapse requires emergency medical evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not attempt to diagnose the cause. Focus on airway and breathing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 (India emergency) or 108 (ambulance). Put the phone on speaker.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell them: "A person has collapsed and is not responding. I need an ambulance."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Give your exact location. Use landmarks, building names, or nearby shop names.
Useful questions before or while you help.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT waste time checking for a pulse — this is unreliable for untrained people.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pour water on their face or try to make them drink anything.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT put anything in their mouth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume they are "just sleeping" if they collapsed suddenly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT move them unnecessarily, especially if they may have fallen and hit their head.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Not breathing
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person who is unresponsive and has stopped breathing or is breathing abnormally (gasping, gurgling).
Unconscious, not breathing
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person who is unresponsive and not breathing normally. This is a cardiac arrest until proven otherwise.
Unconscious, breathing
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person who is not responding but is breathing normally.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Look at their chest for 10 seconds. Is it rising and falling normally?
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If NOT breathing normally: Place the heel of your hand on the center of their chest. Push hard and fast — at least 2 inches deep, 100-120 times per minute.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If breathing normally: Place them on their side (recovery position) and monitor.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delivers an electric shock to restart a stopped heart
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Continue chest compressions without stopping until help arrives
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Barrier protection if giving rescue breaths
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hands-only CPR (chest compressions without breaths) is effective
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Every sudden collapse needs emergency medical evaluation — even if the person wakes up.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — MYTH: Slapping someone who collapsed will wake them up. REALITY: If they are in cardiac arrest, only chest compressions and defibrillation can help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — MYTH: You need CPR training to do chest compressions. REALITY: Hands-only CPR (pushing hard and fast on the chest) can be done by anyone and saves lives.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Slapping their face or pouring water will wake them up
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the person is in cardiac arrest, only chest compressions and defibrillation can restart the heart. Slapping wastes precious time.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delays life-saving chest compressions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You can hurt someone by doing CPR wrong
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Imperfect CPR is far better than no CPR. A person in cardiac arrest will die without chest compressions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fear of doing harm causes people to do nothing while the person dies.