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Avoid unnecessary extraction and request specialist help.
Call 112, follow instructions and avoid unnecessary extraction or movement until specialist help arrives. Movement can worsen injuries. Immediate danger or a need to manage the airway or resuscitate may make movement necessary with the minimum possible motion. Unconsciousness alone does not indicate chest compressions: if unresponsive and not breathing normally, follow instructions to start CPR.
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Extract immediately in every case even if it increases risk.
Avoid unnecessary extraction and request specialist help.
Give compressions to anyone unconscious even when breathing normally.
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