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First First AidAid& CPR& CPR
Recognizing & Recognizing & Responding to Responding to EmergenciesEmergencies
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRIntroductionIntroduction
Have you ever been at the scene of Have you ever been at the scene of an accident or emergency, or do you an accident or emergency, or do you know someone who has and have know someone who has and have heard someone’s recollection?heard someone’s recollection?
Was the scene chaotic or calm?Was the scene chaotic or calm? What made it that way?What made it that way? Was Emergency Medical Service Was Emergency Medical Service
(EMS) activated?(EMS) activated?
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObjectivesObjectives
Students will be able to:Students will be able to: Recognize & safely respond to an Recognize & safely respond to an
emergencyemergency Differentiate between the Good Differentiate between the Good
Samaritan Law & legal obligationsSamaritan Law & legal obligations Identify steps in obtaining consent Identify steps in obtaining consent
to provide careto provide care
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRTerminologyTerminology
Legal obligationLegal obligation By law you must provide careBy law you must provide care
Profession or job descriptionProfession or job description ConsentConsent
Get permissionGet permission Implied consentImplied consent
In the case of an unconscious victim, In the case of an unconscious victim, the law states you may provide care the law states you may provide care without obtaining consentwithout obtaining consent
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies What would be What would be
some reasons some reasons that bystanders that bystanders would not help would not help at an accident or at an accident or in an emergency in an emergency situation?situation?
Are reasons Are reasons legitimate?legitimate?
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Barriers to Barriers to
respondingresponding Presence of Presence of
othersothers Uncertainty Uncertainty
about victim’s about victim’s conditioncondition
Type of injury Type of injury or illnessor illness
Fear of catching Fear of catching a diseasea disease
Fear of doing Fear of doing something something wrongwrong
Fear of being Fear of being suedsued
Unsure of when Unsure of when to call 9-1-1to call 9-1-1
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Overcoming barriers to respondingOvercoming barriers to responding Getting trained in first aid, CPR & AEDGetting trained in first aid, CPR & AED Develop confidence to act by training Develop confidence to act by training
and practicingand practicing Use protective barriers & follow Use protective barriers & follow
standard precautions to prevent standard precautions to prevent contact with blood & body fluidscontact with blood & body fluids
Obtain consent & know Good Obtain consent & know Good Samaritan LawSamaritan Law
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Emergency situations can be Emergency situations can be
identified by 4 “unusuals”identified by 4 “unusuals” SightsSights SoundsSounds OdorsOdors Appearance/BehaviorAppearance/Behavior
In groups of 3 create you own In groups of 3 create you own situation & list as many examples as situation & list as many examples as you can for each “unusual”you can for each “unusual”
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual sightsUnusual sights
Blood Blood Smoke or fireSmoke or fire Broken itemsBroken items People milling People milling
aroundaround
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual soundsUnusual sounds
Screaming Screaming Explosion Explosion Items fallingItems falling Glass breakingGlass breaking Tires screechingTires screeching Metal crashingMetal crashing Sudden silence Sudden silence
from victimsfrom victims
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual odorsUnusual odors
Person’s Person’s breathbreath
GasolineGasoline Natural gasNatural gas SmokeSmoke Unrecognized Unrecognized
odorodor
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual Unusual
appearance or appearance or behaviorbehavior
UncomfortableUncomfortable Grabbing chest or Grabbing chest or
throatthroat UnconsciousUnconscious ConfusionConfusion DrowsyDrowsy Trouble breathingTrouble breathing
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRGood Samaritan Law & Good Samaritan Law &
Legal ObligationLegal Obligation Legal obligationLegal obligation
A legal duty to do somethingA legal duty to do something Because of a promise, vow, oath, Because of a promise, vow, oath,
contract or lawcontract or law Certain professions are bound by Certain professions are bound by
codes of conductcodes of conduct
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRGood Samaritan Law & Good Samaritan Law &
Legal ObligationLegal Obligation Good Samaritan LawGood Samaritan Law
In all statesIn all states Legally protect individuals who Legally protect individuals who
voluntarily render emergency care voluntarily render emergency care without accepting anything in returnwithout accepting anything in return
Act in good faithAct in good faith Are not negligentAre not negligent Act within the scope of your trainingAct within the scope of your training
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRGood Samaritan Law & Good Samaritan Law &
Legal ObligationLegal Obligation Good Samaritan LawGood Samaritan Law
Legally protected if:Legally protected if:Obtain consent to provide careObtain consent to provide careUse common sense in providing Use common sense in providing carecare
Receive no rewards, benefits or Receive no rewards, benefits or compensation for your actionscompensation for your actions
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent
How do we obtain consent?How do we obtain consent? What do you say to the injured/ill What do you say to the injured/ill
person?person? Who do you ask (minor)?Who do you ask (minor)? What happens if the person refuses What happens if the person refuses
care?care?
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent
Introduce self Introduce self Tell person you are Tell person you are
trained in first aidtrained in first aid Ask if you can helpAsk if you can help Explain what you Explain what you
think may be think may be wrongwrong
Explain what you Explain what you plan to doplan to do Conscious
adult
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent
Unconscious Unconscious adultadult Implied Implied
consentconsentPerson Person would agree would agree to care if to care if they couldthey could
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent
Conscious Minor Conscious Minor Parent/guardian Parent/guardian
present = Get present = Get permissionpermission
Minor and/or Life Minor and/or Life threateningthreatening Parent/guardian Parent/guardian
not present = not present = implied consentimplied consent
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent
Conscious person Conscious person refuses carerefuses care Do not provide Do not provide
care or touchcare or touch Call 9-1-1Call 9-1-1 Offer suggestion Offer suggestion
of careof care If become If become
unconscious unconscious give caregive care
First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRRecognizing & Responding to Recognizing & Responding to
EmergenciesEmergencies
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