First Aid

First Aid

1. Consent

   • Permission to provide emergency care to a conscious victim (introduce yourself and first aid training)

2. Check Call Care

   • The emergency action steps when responding to an emergency situation

3. Shock

   • When the circulatory system fails to deliver oxygen rich blood to the tissues and organs

4. Good Samaritan Law

   • Laws that protect citizens against claims of negligence when they provide emergency care

5. Walking Assist

   • Most basic non-emergency move
     • Responder's body acts like a crutch

6. Clothes Drag

   • An emergency move used to move a victim with a suspected head, neck, or spinal injury

7. Checking a Conscious Victim

   • Interviewing the victim:
     • What happened, pain allergies, medications?

8. Checking an Unconscious Victim

   • Steps to Caring for the Victim:
     • Shout: "Are you okay?", Tap on the shoulder: "Are you okay", Call 9-1-1, Check for breathing

9. Preventing Disease Transmission

   • Use Barriers (gloves, masks, etc.)
     • Avoid contact with bodily fluids
       • Wash hands thoroughly after providing treatment

10. Seizures

    • When the normal funtions of the brain are disrupted. Leads to involuntary movements and behaviors
    • Caring for seizures
      • 1.Do not try and stop the seizure
      • 2. Make sure the environment is safe
      • 3. After the seizure has stopped, check for breathing
      • 4. Reassure the victim

11. Diabetic Emergency Care

    • 1. Assist a conscious victim in consuming a form of sugar
    • 2. Assist victim with administering medication
    • 3. Call 911 if victim is unconscious/ unable to consume sugar

12. Allergic Reactions Care

    • Call 911
    • 2. Assist victim administer epinephrine

13. Poisoning

    • Any substance that causes injury, illness, or death
    • Care
      • Remove from source of poison, monitor for changes in condition, Call National Poison Contro, Center Hotline

14. Heat Emergencies Care

    • 1. Rest & Provide fluids and electrolytes (HC)
      • 2. Move victim to cool area. Remove wet clothes. Fluids. Rest (HE)
        • 3. Call 911. Rapidly cool body. Care for life threatening conditions (HS)

15. Cold Emergencies Care

    • 1.Skin-to-skin contact. Soak in warm water (F)
    • 2. Call 911. Warm victims body. Monitor for life threatening conditions (H)

16. Wounds

    • Closed wounds Care
      • 1. Apply cold (ice)
      • 2. Rest and Elevate
    • Open Wounds
      • types: Abrasion, Laceration, Avulsions, Puntures
      • Care
        • Control Bleeding, Clean infected area, Wrap and Bandage, Call 911 (Major open/ closed wounds)

17. Burns

    • Chemical
      • Caused by dry or liquid chemicals
      • Flush the burn with cool water, remove any contaminated clothing
    • Radiation
      • Caused by overexposure to the sun
      • Remove from the source of the burn, wear appropriate clothing and sunscreen

18. RICE

    • Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate

19. Splints

    • Anatomic
    • Sling and binder
    • Rigid
    • Soft