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*Always wear gloves and use a breathing barrier when possible to make transmission of diseases less likely.
 
*Always wear gloves and use a breathing barrier when possible to make transmission of diseases less likely.
 
*Be sure to survey the scene for danger before you attempt to administer CPR.
 
*Be sure to survey the scene for danger before you attempt to administer CPR.
*If the person has normal breathing, coughing, or movement, '''do not begin chest compressions.''' Doing so may cause the heart to stop beating. <ref name="nih">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000013.htm</ref>
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*If the person has normal breathing, coughing, or movement, '''do not begin chest compressions.''' Doing so may cause the heart to stop beating. <ref name="rf1" />
  
 
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