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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
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]