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▪PROCEDURES▪SITUATIONS▪STRATEGIES▪
▪ FIRST AID ▪
WHAT IS FIRST AID?
Emergency Care or Treatment Given to an ILL or INJURED
Person Before Regular Medical Aid is Obtained
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/first%20aid)
FIRST AID SITUATIONS INCLUDE (not limited to)
ANAPHYLAXIS
BLEEDING & WOUNDS
BURNS
CHOKING
HEAD TRAUMA
CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION (CPR)
FRACTURES
POISONING-http://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
ANAPHYLAXIS
http://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
Life-threatening Allergic Reaction
May Occur Minutes After Exposure, May be a Delayed Reaction, or May Occur w/out an Apparent Trigger.
SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT
SHOCKDROP IN BLOOD
PRESSURETROUBLE BREATHING
SWELLING (EYES, THROAT, LIPS)HIVES/RASHVOMITTINGDIZZINES
CALL 911
ADMINISTER EPIPEN
(adrenaline/epinephrine)
HAVE PERSON LIE DOWN ON SIDE
CPR (IF NO SIGNS OF BREATHING)
http://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
BURNS [1ST, 2ND,3RD DEGREE]
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OUTER LAYER OF SKIN BURNED = REDNESS,
SWELLING, LITTLE PAIN
10-15 min COOL water LOOSELY Cover w/STERILE
Gauze BandageTake OTC Medication
1ST LAYER (DERMIS) IS BURNED =
BLISTERS, INTENSE REDDNESS, SEVERE PAIN & SWELLING
MOST SERIOUS, CAUSES PERMANENT
TISSUE DAMAGE = SKIN IS CHARRED BLACK, OR DRY &
WHITE
3rd Degree
CALL 911
Do NOT Immense
Burned Parts in COLD WATER or REMOVE
Burned Clothing.
Perform CPR if Necessary
CHOKING
Occurs When a Foreign Object is LODGED in Throat Blocking Flow of AirCuts Off Oxygen to the BRAIN
SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT
Inability to Talk
Difficulty Breathing
Skin/Lips Turn Blue
Loss of Consciousness
RED CROSS SAYS:“5” Back Blows“5” Abdominal
ThrustsAlternate
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAY:Abdominal Thrusts
ONLYhttp://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
FRACTURES, BLEEDING, WOUNDS BROKEN BONE
CALL 911IMMOBILIZE
INJURED AREASTOP BLEEDINGAPPLY ICEPACKS
REMOVE DEBRIS or DIRT PLACE STERILE BANDAGE OR
CLOTH OVER AREAAPPLY PRESSURE
STOP BLEEDINGCLEAN
APPLY ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT
COVER & WATCH FOR INFECTION
http://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
LifeSaving Technique Used When Someone’s
HeartBeat or Breathing has STOPPED!
http://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
ALWAYS CALL 911
ALWAYS ASSESS THE ENVIRONMENT
SAFETY FIRST!
HOMEWORK
MAY BE HANDWRITTEN OR TYPED
1. How do we define the GOOD SAMARITAN LAW? Why is this law so important when assisting an injured or ill person? [provide source for retrieving definition and information]
2. Log onto www.redcross.org (American Red Cross). List different types of CPR/First Aid certifications offered.
3. How does someone in WOODLAND PARK inquire about CPR/FIRST AID TRAINING? [hint: log onto www.wpfas.org]
