Physical Education

Handling unconsciousness
Unconsciousness can be caused by many injuries and medical conditions which include:

• Head Injury
• Chocking or Suffocation
• Shock
• Certain Poisons etc.

What to do:

1. Check for danger to yourself - assess the scene
2. Check responsiveness, shake the casualty.
3. Send for an Ambulance
4. Proceed to the A.B.C procedure.
5. If A.B.C is present and there is no Spinal Injury use Recovery Position.
6. If A.B.C. is NOT PRESENT use CPR
7. Try to determine the cause of Unconsciousness and report it to medics.