expat health - first aid - 1 revised: barbey 05/2003 first aid immediate treatments
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Expat Health - First Aid - 1REVISED: Barbey 05/2003
First Aid
Immediate Treatments
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First Aid and Immediate treatments
Basic first aid can save lives in an emergency
stay calm and assess the situation
Do not put yourself in danger
Only help if it is safe to help
Assess the casualties
deal with anyone who is unconscious first
send for medical assistance as soon as possible
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First aid procedure (Unconscious casualty)
Not responding?
Send for help Open airway Not breathing?
No pulse?
Call 999
2 breaths = 30 compressions
30 chest compressions
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Examine
B - Check For Responsiveness/ Unconsciousness
Ask simple questions“Can you hear me?”
Give simple orders“Press my hand.”
If there is no reply and no response, the victim is unconscious.
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3 – Alert 999
Call for assistance or have someone alert the emergency
medical service rapidly.
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Treat the victim
1- Control Blood Loss
2- Open the Airway
3- Give Artificial Ventilation
4- Give External Chest Compressions (ECC)
5- Place in the Recovery Position
6- Keep under Observation
CPR
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1 - Treating: Control Blood Loss
B- For important and complicated external bleeding (associated
with a fracture or foreign body):
use indirect pressure. This requires applying pressure
to the appropriate pressure point.
Brachial pressure point = Inner part of the upper arm
(Used to stop bleeding in hand, forearm and arm)
Femoral pressure point = Groin
(Used to stop bleeding in thigh, leg, foot)
Brachial
Femoral
Controlling Bleeding
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5 - Treating: The Recovery Position
For the unconscious casualty who is breathing and is reactive.
Prevents obstruction of the airway by saliva or the tongue.
YouTube - The Recovery Position
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First Aid Treatments(Conscious casualties)
Fractures
Bandaging
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Other Injuries = Fractures
Immobilize the fractured limb
Immobilize the head if a fracture of the neck is suspected
Whenever possible, never move an injured person before immobilization of fractured bone.
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Fractures
Splinting a fracture
How to Use a Splint on a Lower Leg Fracture
Supporting a broken arm
YouTube - First aid: triangular bandage
Supporting a shoulder injury
How to Apply a Shoulder Sling
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Bandaging
Figure of 8 bandage technique
Figure 8 Bandage
Spiral bandage technique
Spiral Bandage
Elbow bandage
How To Bandage an Elbow
Hand bandage
How To Bandage a Hand