How to prepare and what to do in an emergency

What to do: all 20 situations

War and threats

• Air raid alert announced: what to do
• Sirens are sounding: what to do
• You have spotted a drone: what to do
• You have found a suspicious object or explosive: what to do
• Armed attacker: what to do
• Enemy soldiers in your town or village: how to behave
• Evacuation announced: what to do

Nature and weather

• Storm and strong wind: what to do
• Thunderstorm: what to do at home, outdoors and in a car
• Flood: what to do
• Forest or grass fire: what to do
• Extreme heat: what to do when it is 30 °C or more
• Extreme cold and blizzard: what to do
• On the ice: what ice is safe and what to do if you fall through
• Someone is drowning: how to help safely

Accidents

• Fire at home or in a flat: what to do
• Smell of gas: what to do
• Power cut: what to do
• Chemical accident: what to do
• Radiation accident: what to do

First aid: all 38 situations

Life-threatening

• Someone is unresponsive and not breathing: how to do CPR
• Child or baby is unresponsive and not breathing: how to do CPR
• Someone is unresponsive but breathing: the recovery position
• Adult or child is choking: what to do
• Baby is choking: what to do
• Severe bleeding: how to stop it
• Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis): what to do
• Stroke signs: how to recognise a stroke and what to do
• Heart attack signs (chest pain): what to do
• Seizures: what to do
• Shock: how to recognise it and what to do
• Someone is drowning or was pulled out of the water: what to do

Injuries

• Chest or abdominal wound: what to do
• A body part has been cut or torn off: what to do
• Someone is trapped or buried under rubble: what to do
• Head, neck or back injury: what to do
• Head injury: when to call 112
• Burns: what to do
• Electric shock: what to do
• Fracture, dislocation, sprain: what to do
• Chemical in the eye: what to do
• Cuts and grazes: what to do
• Knocked-out tooth: what to do

Illness and conditions

• Diabetes: low blood sugar — what to do
• Asthma attack, breathlessness: what to do
• Feeling faint or fainting: what to do
• Child with a fever: what to do and when to call 112
• Panic or severe fright: how to help
• Someone talks about suicide: how to help

Environment, poisons, animals

• Carbon monoxide poisoning: what to do
• Poisoning by poisons, medicines or chemicals: what to do
• Overheating or heatstroke: what to do
• Hypothermia: what to do
• Frostbite: what to do
• Adder bite: what to do
• Bee or wasp sting: what to do
• Tick bite: how to remove a tick and what to do
• Dog or other animal bite: what to do