No Normal Breathing: A Decision Walk
Navigate the first minute of adult cardiac arrest response from scene safety to compressions and AED retrieval.
First minute Jack collapses near the loading dock. A pallet jack is parked nearby, coworkers are approaching, and Jack is not answering. Your first decisions decide whether the Chain of Survival starts or stalls. Decision path Safe scene -> responsiveness -> normal breathing -> call/AED/compressions Use gates that converge quickly. Do not build a diagnosis tree. Unresponsive + no normal breathing Treat as cardiac arrest. The chain starts before certainty is perfect. Converge quickly on the first three Chain of Survival links. 01 Scene 02 Breathing 03 Roles Scene gate Safety
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