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TEN MOST COMMON CAUSES OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS

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FAINTING•Lay the casualty down•Elevate the legs

The pulse will be slow at first

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ILLNESS

These are very hard for the first aid person to diagnose as we are not always told the full story.

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SHOCK

Lay the casualty on their back and elevate the legs if the injures allow.

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HEAD INJURIES

•Concussion

•Compression

•Skull fracture

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STROKECONSCIOUSSat up head inclined to one side

UNCONSCIOUS Recovery position

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HEART ATTACK

Treatment position Offer an aspirin to chewThe pulse will be rapid,Weak & irregular

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ASPHYXIA / HYPOXIA

•Hanging•Strangling•Throttling•Choking•Smoke inhalation•Puncture wound (chest)•Drowning

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POISONS

•Swallowed

•Inhaled

•Absorbed

•Injected

•Instilled

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EPILEPSYMINOR FIT

SIT THE CASUALTY DOWN

KEEP THE CASUALTY STILL

REMOVE ANY DANGER

MAJOR FIT

EASE THE CASUALTIES FALL

REMOVE DANGERRECOVERY POSITION

(WHEN FIT IS OVER)

DO NOT

LIFT MOVERESTRAIN

PUT ANYTHING IN THE MOUTH

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INSULIN

SUGAR

DIABETES

SUGARINSULIN

IMBALANCE