AI Is Not a First-Aid Decision Maker

AI should never be the tool that decides what to do during a real emergency. If someone may be badly hurt, cannot breathe, has chest pain, is bleeding heavily, might have a concussion, or says they may hurt themselves, the next step is emergency services, a trusted adult, or a qualified clinician.

• Use emergency services or a trusted adult before opening a chatbot.
• Use AI later to organize notes, questions, or a simple summary for a real helper.
• Do not follow AI instructions for medicine, CPR, wounds, choking, allergic reactions, or mental-health crises.

Practice this safely

Use a real but low-risk workflow from your day. Treat AI as a drafting and organizing layer, then verify the output before anyone relies on it.

1. 1Ask AI to explain first aid in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "AI Is Not a First-Aid Decision Maker" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check 911 against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.