Emergency Skills: First Aid and Life-Saving Knowledge
π©Ί Medically reviewed by the Health Decoded Guide Editorial Team · Last reviewed: July 2026
Browse emergency skills and first aid topics below.
π₯Life-Saving Skills
• AED use
• CPR for adults
• CPR for children
• CPR for Infants
• Choking first aid for Adults
• Choking first aid for Children
• Recovery position
• What to do if someone faints
• What to do if someone is unconscious but breathing
• What to do if someone is not breathing normally
π₯Medical Emergencies
• Recognizing stroke(FAST)
• Recognizing heart attack
• Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
• Asthma Attack
• Possible blood clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism)
• Signs of a dangerous blood clot in the leg (DVT)
• Sudden severe pelvic pain
• Possible ectopic pregnancy
• Recognizing sepsis
• Seizure first aid
• Diabetic emergency — very low blood sugar
• Severe difficulty breathing
• Fainting / loss of consciousness
• Severe dehydration in Children
• Sudden severe headache
• Sudden severe abdominal pain
• Sudden severe testicular pain
• Severe or uncontrolled vaginal bleeding
• Severe bleeding after childbirth
π₯Injury Response
• Bleeding control
• Burns first aid
• Head injury response
• Suspected broken bone
• Sprains and strains — immediate first aid
• Spinal injury / suspected neck or back injury
• Eye injury / chemical in the eye
• Knocked-out tooth / dental injury
• Nosebleed first aid
• Cuts and wounds
• Animal bites and human bites
π₯ Environmental & Poisoning Emergencies
• Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
• Severe hypothermia
• Poisoning / suspected overdose
• Chemical exposure
• Electric shock
• Drowning / near-drowning response
• Snakebite first aid
• Insect sting emergency