Call an ambulance for a child if they are not breathing, breathing with difficulty, unconscious, have a change in mental status, major injuries, suspected spinal or neck injury, severe burns, uncontrolled bleeding, or poisoning. When calling for help, speak clearly and calmly and provide your name, address, phone number, location of the child, number of children, and the problem. Do not leave an injured child alone once help is called, do not move them unless in danger, do not remove embedded objects, keep them warm and comfortable, administer CPR if not breathing, apply direct pressure to bleeding, cover burns with a clean cloth but do not use ice or ointments, and clear the area for seizures but do not put

2. When to call an ambulance
for a child
0If the child is not breathing or
lifeless.
0Difficulty in breathing
0Unconscious child
0Change in mental status
-Unusual behavior
-Difficulty waking up

3. 0Major injuries
0Suspected spinal or neck
injury
0Severe burns
0Uncontrolled bleeding
0Poisonings

4. What to know when calling
for help
0When you call, speak clearly, slowly, and
calmly.
Information that you need to provide:
-Your name
-Address
-Phone number
-Location of ill/injured child(ren)
-Number of ill/injured child(ren)
-Problem

5. What to do until help
arrives
0Do not leave an ill/injured child
alone once the call has been made.
0Do not move an injured child
unless he or she is in danger.
0Do not remove any embedded
objects from a wound.
0Keep the child as warm and
comfortable as possible.

6. 0If not breathing or stops breathing,
administer CPR.
0If bleeding — apply direct pressure with
a clean cloth.
0If burned — cover with clean cloth. Do
not put ice, butter, cream or ointment on
the burn. Do not break blisters.
0If seizures — clear the area and allow
the seizure to occur. Do not put anything
in the child's mouth.