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First Aid Presentation – Slide 3-1
F I R S T A I D T R A I N I N G
Casualty Management – Responsive Casualty
Head and Spinal Injuries
First Aid Presentation – © St John Ambulance Canada
Lesson 3 - Outline
• Emergency Scene Management• Responsive casualty• Head and spinal injuries• Shock
First Aid Presentation – Slide 3-2
History – head/spinal injuries
The history will help you determine the potential for a head/spinal injury:
Look for evidence at the scene
Listen to what the casualty and bystanders tell you about the incident
First Aid Presentation – Slide 3-3
Mechanism of Injury
• In each case, what do you know about the history?
• What information about the ‘mechanism of injury’ would lead you to suspect a head/spinal injury?
First Aid Presentation – Slide 3-4
Head and Spinal Injury
Signs and Symptoms
• Obvious head injuries
• Fluids from the ears
• Pain at the injury site
• Headache or dizziness
• Numbness, tingling or paralysis
First Aid Presentation – Slide 3-5
Head and Spinal Injury
Dangers of improper handling
• Life-long disability• Death
Principles of management
• Warn not to move• Support the head and neck• Reassure the casualty
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