Exclamation PointPlease call 911 immediately if you are having chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, sudden weakness or numbness, or if you think you have a medical emergency.

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Call 911

1. Get Emergency Help If the Person:

2. Get the Person to Safety

 

3. Give CPR

While waiting for help, if the person is not breathing, give CPR:

If the person has pale and clammy skin, glazed eyes, sweating, rapid and shallow breathing, weakness, dizziness, or vomiting:

 

4. Give Oxygen, if Available

5. Go to a Hospital Emergency Room

 

6. Follow Up

At the hospital, the next steps depend on the particular case.

 

WebMD Medical Reference

Reviewed by Andrew Seibert, MD on August 04, 2011