FIRST AID AND CPRFIRST AID AND CPR

FIRST AID = THE IMMEDIATE CARE GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN INJURED OR SUDDENLY TAKEN ILL.

WHY SHOULD WHY SHOULD YOU YOU KNOW FIRST AID?KNOW FIRST AID?

TO HELP OTHERSTO HELP OTHERS

WHO USUALLY GETS TO THE WHO USUALLY GETS TO THE VICTIM FIRST?VICTIM FIRST?

DISASTER RELIEFDISASTER RELIEF

HURRICANE KATRINA, 9/11, HURRICANE KATRINA, 9/11, EARTHQUAKES, EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMI’S, TORNADOESTSUNAMI’S, TORNADOES

WORKPLACE WORKPLACE ACCIDENTSACCIDENTS TEACHERS/ COACHESTEACHERS/ COACHES

PLAYGROUND INJURIES, PLAYGROUND INJURIES, GAME INJURIESGAME INJURIES

LIFEGUARDS/POLICE/FIRE/LIFEGUARDS/POLICE/FIRE/EMSEMS

TO HELP YOURSELFTO HELP YOURSELF

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM?ARE THE VICTIM?

YOU CAN DIRECT OTHERS YOU CAN DIRECT OTHERS ON HOW TO BEST HELP ON HOW TO BEST HELP YOUYOU

GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS – GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS – PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS TRYING TO GIVE WHO IS TRYING TO GIVE AID AID

RECOGNIZING EMERGENCIESRECOGNIZING EMERGENCIES

UNUSUAL NOISESUNUSUAL NOISESSCREAMS, YELLS, CRIES FOR HELPSCREAMS, YELLS, CRIES FOR HELP

BREAKING GLASS, SCREECHING BREAKING GLASS, SCREECHING TIRES OR CRUNCHING METALTIRES OR CRUNCHING METAL

SUDDEN LOUD VOICESSUDDEN LOUD VOICES CHANGES IN MACHINERY NOISESCHANGES IN MACHINERY NOISES

UNUSUAL SIGHTSUNUSUAL SIGHTS SMOKE OR FIRESMOKE OR FIRE OVERTURNED OBJECTSOVERTURNED OBJECTS STALLED CARSTALLED CAR SPILLED MEDICINE CONTAINERSPILLED MEDICINE CONTAINER BROKEN GLASSBROKEN GLASS DOWNED ELECTRICAL WIRESDOWNED ELECTRICAL WIRES

UNUSUAL ODORSUNUSUAL ODORS UNRECOGNIZABLE ODORSUNRECOGNIZABLE ODORS SMELL OF SOMETHING SMELL OF SOMETHING

BURNINGBURNING STRONGER THAN USUAL STRONGER THAN USUAL

SMELLSSMELLS

UNUSUAL BEHAVIORSUNUSUAL BEHAVIORS TROUBLE BREATHINGTROUBLE BREATHING CLUTCHING THE CHEST OR CLUTCHING THE CHEST OR

THROATTHROAT SLURRED SPEECHSLURRED SPEECH UNUSUAL SKIN COLORUNUSUAL SKIN COLOR SWEATING FOR NO REASONSWEATING FOR NO REASON UNEXPLAINED UNEXPLAINED

CONFUSION/DROWSINESSCONFUSION/DROWSINESS

911 SYSTEMS911 SYSTEMSWHO DO YOU CALL IN AN EMERGENCY?WHO DO YOU CALL IN AN EMERGENCY?

CALL 911 TO ACTIVATE THE EMS AND GET HELP A.S.A.P.CALL 911 TO ACTIVATE THE EMS AND GET HELP A.S.A.P.

ENHANCED = CALLER ID VERIFY CALLER AND LOCATIONENHANCED = CALLER ID VERIFY CALLER AND LOCATION

POLICEPOLICE FIREFIRE AMBULANCEAMBULANCE DOCTORDOCTOR POISON CONTROLPOISON CONTROL LOCAL PHARMACYLOCAL PHARMACY

FIRST AID SUPPLIESFIRST AID SUPPLIES UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS = TO = TO

PREVENT DISEASE TRANSMISSIONPREVENT DISEASE TRANSMISSION RUBBER GLOVESRUBBER GLOVES FACE MASKFACE MASK BANDAIDSBANDAIDS ROLLEDGAUZEROLLEDGAUZE GAUZE PADSGAUZE PADS TAPETAPE SCISSORSSCISSORS ASPIRINASPIRIN EYE WASH/SALINEEYE WASH/SALINE ANTIBACTERIAL HAND WASHANTIBACTERIAL HAND WASH TWEEZERSTWEEZERS

IPECAC = INDUCES VOMITINGIPECAC = INDUCES VOMITING ACTIVATED CHARCOAL = TO ACTIVATED CHARCOAL = TO

ABSORB POISONSABSORB POISONS ACE BANDAGEACE BANDAGE ICE PACKICE PACK BLANKET/TOWELBLANKET/TOWEL ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENTANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT ALCOHOL/PEROXIDEALCOHOL/PEROXIDE TONGUE DEPRESSORS/POPSICLE TONGUE DEPRESSORS/POPSICLE

STICKS AS A FINGER SPLINTSTICKS AS A FINGER SPLINT CRAVAT/TRIANGULAR BANDAGECRAVAT/TRIANGULAR BANDAGE

CHECK – CALL - CARECHECK – CALL - CAREWHEN YOU ENCOUNTER AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THERE WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THERE

ARE STEPS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW;ARE STEPS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW;

1.1. CHECK - SURVEY THE SCENECHECK - SURVEY THE SCENE

IS IT SAFE? IS IT SAFE?

ARE THERE ANY CLUES TO WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED?ARE THERE ANY CLUES TO WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED?

GATHER INFO FROM BYSTANDERS/ VICTIMGATHER INFO FROM BYSTANDERS/ VICTIM

2.2. CALL – GET HELP A.S.A.P.CALL – GET HELP A.S.A.P.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY INJURY; LIFE AND DEATH “THE GOLDEN HOUR” THE INJURY; LIFE AND DEATH “THE GOLDEN HOUR” THE FASTER HELP IS PROVIDED THE BETTER THE PROGNOSISFASTER HELP IS PROVIDED THE BETTER THE PROGNOSIS

CARECARE

THERE ARE MANY COMMON SENSE THINGS A PERSON CAN DO TO THERE ARE MANY COMMON SENSE THINGS A PERSON CAN DO TO CARE FOR A VICTIM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.CARE FOR A VICTIM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

1.1. DO NOT MOVE THE VICTIM!! TREAT THEM WHERE THEY LAYDO NOT MOVE THE VICTIM!! TREAT THEM WHERE THEY LAY

2.2. KEEP THEM CALM/COMFORTABLEKEEP THEM CALM/COMFORTABLE

3.3. KEEP THE CROWDS AWAYKEEP THE CROWDS AWAY

4.4. TREAT FOR SHOCK (BLANKET)TREAT FOR SHOCK (BLANKET)

5.5. CHECK THE ABC’S CHECK THE ABC’S

(AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION)(AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION)

6. ADMINISTER FIRST AID WHERE NECESSARY6. ADMINISTER FIRST AID WHERE NECESSARY

TOP PRIORITY EMERGENCIESTOP PRIORITY EMERGENCIES

THESE ARE THE FIRST AID THESE ARE THE FIRST AID EMERGENCIES THAT CANNOT BE EMERGENCIES THAT CANNOT BE

LEFT UNTENDED FOR LONG;LEFT UNTENDED FOR LONG;

1.1. SEVERE BLEEDINGSEVERE BLEEDING

2.2. NO BREATHINGNO BREATHING

3.3. POISONINGPOISONING

4.4. REMOVE THE VICTIM FROM A LIFE REMOVE THE VICTIM FROM A LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONTHREATENING SITUATION