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First Aid

Immediate Treatments

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First Aid and Immediate treatments

Basic first aid can save lives in an emergency

stay calm and assess the situation

Do not put yourself in danger

Only help if it is safe to help

Assess the casualties

deal with anyone who is unconscious first

send for medical assistance as soon as possible

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First aid procedure (Unconscious casualty)

Not responding?

Send for help Open airway Not breathing?

No pulse?

Call 999

2 breaths = 30 compressions

30 chest compressions

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Examine

B - Check For Responsiveness/ Unconsciousness

Ask simple questions“Can you hear me?”

Give simple orders“Press my hand.”

If there is no reply and no response, the victim is unconscious.

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3 – Alert 999

Call for assistance or have someone alert the emergency

medical service rapidly.

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Treat the victim

1- Control Blood Loss

2- Open the Airway

3- Give Artificial Ventilation

4- Give External Chest Compressions (ECC)

5- Place in the Recovery Position

6- Keep under Observation

CPR

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1 - Treating: Control Blood Loss

B- For important and complicated external bleeding (associated

with a fracture or foreign body):

use indirect pressure. This requires applying pressure

to the appropriate pressure point.

Brachial pressure point = Inner part of the upper arm

(Used to stop bleeding in hand, forearm and arm)

Femoral pressure point = Groin

(Used to stop bleeding in thigh, leg, foot)

Brachial

Femoral

Controlling Bleeding

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5 - Treating: The Recovery Position

For the unconscious casualty who is breathing and is reactive.

Prevents obstruction of the airway by saliva or the tongue.

YouTube - The Recovery Position

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First Aid Treatments(Conscious casualties)

Fractures

Bandaging

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Other Injuries = Fractures

Immobilize the fractured limb

Immobilize the head if a fracture of the neck is suspected

Whenever possible, never move an injured person before immobilization of fractured bone.

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Fractures

Splinting a fracture

How to Use a Splint on a Lower Leg Fracture

Supporting a broken arm

YouTube - First aid: triangular bandage

Supporting a shoulder injury

How to Apply a Shoulder Sling

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Bandaging

Figure of 8 bandage technique

Figure 8 Bandage

Spiral bandage technique

Spiral Bandage

Elbow bandage

How To Bandage an Elbow

Hand bandage

How To Bandage a Hand