skills unit: wilderness first aid
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Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid. Skills 1/17: Introduction to First Aid. Learnin g Intention: To familiarise you with the purpose of First Aid in a wilderness setting; To practise how to approach a casualty. Success Criteria: By the end of this session everyone should be able to: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Skill Section:Wilderness
First Aid
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Skill 1/17:Introduction to
First Aid
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Learning Intention:
• To familiarise you with the purpose of First Aid in a wilderness setting;
• To practise how to approach a casualty.
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Success Criteria:By the end of this session everyone should be able to:• State and understand the 3 ‘P’s of First Aid;• Approach a conscious and an unconscious casualty and check for vital signs.
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Activities:1. Requirements of the Skills Section2. What is First Aid?3. ABC drills & approaching a casualty
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1 hour/week over 3 months = Attend 15 out of 17 lessons
< 15 sessions & no catch-up = NO AWARD + NO EXPEDITION
Missed sessions can be caught up with Mr. Cant Weds 15.30-16.15
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SKILLS SECTION
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To PRESERVE life To PREVENT worsening To PROMOTE recovery
3 ‘P’s of First AID
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Scenario:While walking alone in the mountains, Dave hears a clatter of rocks following by screaming. Upon investigation he sees a climber unconscious at the bottom of a crag. A second climber is dangling from a rope holding his heavily bleeding face. Nearby a woman is sitting holding her arm and a child is screaming.
Who is the most important person here?
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ASSESS the situation: danger to you/others? Casualties? BREATHING: Are they breathing? Check/clear airway. CIRCULATION: Pulse?
ABC Drills