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What is the definition of First Aid? The emergency care given to an injured or suddenly ill person using
readily available materials
What is a First Aider? Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene and gives first aid
What is Medical Help? Car...
What is the definition of First Aid? ✅The emergency care given to an injured or suddenly ill person using
readily available materials
What is a First Aider? ✅Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene and gives first aid
What is Medical Help? ✅Care given by a health care professional, or under the supervision of a medical
doctor
What is a casualty? ✅The individual who is injured or becomes suddenly ill
What are the ages? ✅Adult - over the age of 8
Child - between 1 and 8 years of age
Infant - under the age of 1 year
What are the objectives when administering First Aid ✅Preserve Life, Prevent Further Injury, Promote
Recovery
Why do people hesitate to help? ✅Fear of a lawsuit, Fear of contracting a disease, Fear of making things
worse
What are the legal and Regulatory issues? ✅Good Samaritan Principles:
- no legal duty to respond
- identify yourself and get consent
- use reasonable skill and care
- you are not negligent
- Do not abandon the casualty
, How to prevent infections from administering First Aid ✅-Hand washing
- minimizing mouth to mouth contact
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- take care when handling sharp objects
What immunizations do you have to maintain ✅-Tetanus
- Hepatitis
Who might the First Aider need to communicate with? ✅- the casualty
- bystanders
- other first aiders
- other professionals (hydro services)
- Ems providers
what are 4 steps in Emergency Scene Management? ✅- Scene Survey
- Primary Survey
- Secondary Survey
- Ongoing Casualty Care
What do you do in Scene Survey? ✅- History
- Hazards
- Responsiveness
What do you do for a Primary Survey? ✅- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
What do you do for a Secondary Survey? ✅Head to toe examination
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