When to CallThe situations that always warrant emergency services, and what to say.Body & healthEducational reference. Numbers: 999 UK · 112 EU · 911 US and Canada · 000Australia.Always callUnconscious or unresponsiveDifficulty breathingChest pain lasting minutesSigns of strokeSevere bleeding that will not stopSeizure lasting over 5 minutesSevere allergic reactionSerious burns or major traumaSay, in orderWhere you are — the exact locationWhat has happenedHow many people are hurtTheir condition and ageStay on the lineGive the location first. If the call drops after one sentence, that is thesentence that brings help.When to Calllearnposters.com
When to Call — printable health wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the When to Call poster

13 entries in 2 groups.

Educational reference. Numbers: 999 UK · 112 EU · 911 US and Canada · 000 Australia.

Give the location first. If the call drops after one sentence, that is the sentence that brings help.

Questions about the When to Call poster

What’s on the When to Call poster?
13 entries in 2 groups. Educational reference. Numbers: 999 UK · 112 EU · 911 US and Canada · 000 Australia. Always call: Unconscious or unresponsive, Difficulty breathing, Chest pain lasting mi…; Say, in order: Where you are — the exact location, What has happened, How many people…. Give the location first. If the call drops after one sentence, that is the sentence that brings help.
Who is the When to Call poster for?
When to Call belongs to the Body & health section rather than to a school year, because health is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning first aid can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the When to Call poster?
If you are unsure, call. Dispatchers would rather advise than be called too late. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so When to Call belongs on the wall where that health work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with When to Call?
Heart Attack Signs, Anaphylaxis and Bleeding & Burns sit alongside When to Call in the Body & health section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Heart Attack SignsAnaphylaxisBleeding & Burns
Is the When to Call poster free to download and print?
Yes. When to Call downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Body & health section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the When to Call poster print at?
When to Call is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of When to Call loses nothing.Printing guide

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