Emergencies
First aid, CPR, choking, bleeding, seizures, and when to call for help.
What This Covers
- CPR and basic life support
- Choking response for adults and children
- Severe bleeding and wound management
- Seizure first aid
- Anaphylaxis and allergic emergencies
Featured Guides
All Emergencies Guides
12 guides
- What to Do if Someone Is Overdosing — Recognize the signs of opioid or fentanyl overdose and respond quickly with naloxone and emergency care.
- Septic Shock — Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis, where dangerously low blood pressure persists despite fluids, causing life-threatening organ failure.
- Anaphylaxis — Severe Allergic Reaction — How to recognize and respond to severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) with epinephrine and emergency action.
- Choking — First Aid Guide — How to recognize choking and provide first aid for adults, children, and infants until emergency help arrives.
- CPR — First Aid Guide — How to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency, with step-by-step guidance for adults, children, and infants.
- Diabetes Emergencies — Hypos, Highs, and Ketones — Quick reference for severe hypos, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and when to call an ambulance.
- Mental Health Crisis — First Aid Guide — How to recognize and respond to a mental health crisis, including suicidal thoughts, severe panic, or psychosis, until professional help arrives.
- Seizures — First Aid Guide — What to do if someone is having a seizure, when to call emergency services, and how to keep them safe until it stops.
- Severe Bleeding — First Aid — How to control severe bleeding in an emergency: first aid steps, when to use a tourniquet, and when to call for help.
- Fever — When Is It Dangerous (Adults & Children)? — How high is too high, red flags by age, and when to seek urgent care for fever in adults and children.
- First Aid for Severe Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis) — How to recognize anaphylaxis, use an adrenaline auto-injector, position the person, and what to do next.
- When to Seek Emergency Help for Chest Pain — How to tell if chest pain is an emergency and the actions to take right away.