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If a disaster strikes, you may have to provide care. First assess the scene by evaluating:

Is the scene safe?
What happened?
How many injured people are there?
Are there bystanders who can help?

When providing care, begin by checking the person for life-threatening conditions.

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Before you can help an ill or injured person, first you must make sure the scene is safe for you and any bystanders. Look over the scene and try to answer these questions.

Check the scene for safety, to determine what happened, to find out how many people are involved, and to see if there are any bystanders who can help.

Check the person for what is wrong, especially any life threatening conditions.

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