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First Aid Unit Flash Cards
including step by step procedures |
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| by Sean Pryhoda for Health 9 On-Line |
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| Primary Survey of Injured Person |
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Approach victim being sure that area is safe with no other hazards. Determine if person is breathing.
If neck or spinal cord injury is suspected use modified jaw thrust, check for breathing, look for chest rise, feel breathing on your face, check pulse |
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If neck or spinal cord injury is not suspected:
tilt head back and lift chin to open airway, bend over victim and look for chest rise, listen and feel for breathing |
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| place 2 fingers on side of neck (carotid artery)to check for pulse, in infant check area between elbow and armpit |
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AVPU for assessing consciousness:
A for Alert |
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| Is the person alert? Ask name, day of week, present location, president of US to determine if person is alert and oriented |
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AVPU for assessing consciousness:
V for Verbal Stimuli |
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| If victim does not respond to questions with answers but does move when you are talking, they are responding to the verbal stimuli |
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AVPU for assessing consciousness:
P for Painful Stimuli |
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| If victim does not respond to alert or verbal stimuli administer painful stimuli by rolling your knuckles on their breastbone or rolling the nail bed with pen to see if the person responds |
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AVPU for assessing consciousness:
U for Unconscious |
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| If person does not respond to alert, verbal stimuli, or painful stimuli they would be classified as unconscious |
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| AVPU for assessing consciousness: |
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| When medical professionals arrive on scene you can provide them with assessment of level of consciousness using AVPU scale |
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| Clearing obstructed airway |
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| First determine if airway is obstructed: use chin lift technique and look, listen, feel for breathing. If no breathing deliver rescue breaths |
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Clearing obstructed airway-
rescue breaths |
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| Deliver 2 rescue breaths by pinching nose closed, cover victims mouth, blow air through airway |
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Clearing obstructed airway-
If air will not go in |
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| Open the mouth, look for obstruction, use finger to sweep mouth and locate obstruction, remove obstruction |
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Clearing obstructed airway-
if obstruction is removed |
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| deliver 2 rescue breaths, call 911 for help, continue rescue breathing until victim is breathing or emergency personel arrive |
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| Choking- what to do for an adult |
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| For adult- ask victim if they are choking, if yes, perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich) stand behind victim, place your hands around victim's abdomen forming a fist with thumb slightly below sternum (breastbone)grasp fist with other hand and deliver sharp, upward thrusts into victim, forcing air up and out of lings |
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Be sure area around victim is safe.
Use latex gloves. Assess the wound. Remove any debris or dirt with tweezers. |
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| If dirt or debris gets into wound, use a soft nail brush to remove, disinfect with sterile water, hydrogen peroxide, or other disinfectant. Clean as thoroughly as possible to avoid secondary infection |
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| Be sure the area is safe, use latex gloves, be sure would has been cleaned and disinfected, use a sterile gauze pad, apply antibacterial ointment to gauze pad, apply pad to wound site, the pad should extend about 1/2 inch beyond wound, use medical tape around edges to secure |
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Dressing a Wound -
follow up |
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| Be sure victim has feeling in the area of the wound, keep the bandage area dry, reevaluate would for increased reddening or swelling |
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| Treating a Severe Sunburn |
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| Sunburn with a deep reddening of skin or blistering. Do not break the blisters. Do not scratch if itchy or bacteria and infection may set in. |
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| Treating a Severe Sunburn |
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| Apply aloe gel or take cool baths to release endorphins to reduce pain. Wear loose clothing and use over the counter pain relievers if needed. |
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| Treating Second and Third Degree Burns |
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| Second degree causes blisters. Third degree causes charring or blackening of skin. |
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| Treating Second and Third Degree Burns |
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| First cool the burn area with cotton or synthetic material soaked in water to reduce pain and swelling. Apply for about 10-15 minutes. Apply a sterile dressing to the area and bring victim to emergency room. |
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| Heat Exhaustion / Dehydration |
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| The victim feels light-heading or faint. Lie victim down in cool shaded area out of direct sun. If possible move to an air-conditioned area. |
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| Heat Exhaustion / Dehydration |
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| Remove any clothing from the victim that may retain heat (hats, jackets). For conscious victim provide water or sports drink to replace electrolytes. Apply cold compress to forehead. Fan the persons body, wet the victim down in extreme cases. |
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| Assess the skin. If it is rigid and whitish in color, it may be frostbite. In severe cases the area may be black due to destroyed tissue. |
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| Place the frostbitten area in luke warm water (not hotter than 104 degrees). When the area is rewarmed there will be extreme pain. Use a sterile dressing to wrap the area and transport the victim to the emergency room. |
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| Treating a Sprained Wrist |
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| Raise the sprained wrist above the victim's heart to reduce blood flow to injured area. Apply cold pack or ice to reduce pain and swelling. Place a cloth between the skin and the ice to prevent cold injury. Apply for 10-15 minutes, remove, wrap using a pressure or elastic bandage, not to tight, apply cold again for 10-15 minutes. Pain and swelling will be reduced. |
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| Treating a Sprained Ankle |
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| Carefully remove shoe and sock if necessary to evaluate injury. Lay the victim down and raise the injured area to reduce blood flow. Look for swelling, discoloration deformity. |
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| Treating a Sprained Ankle |
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| Swelling happens quickly, apply a cold compress for 10-15 minutes to area to reduce swelling. Apply and elastic or pressure bandage to the ankle then reapply cold for 10-15 minutes. It may be necessary to take the victim to the emergency room for x-ray to assess for fracture. |
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| Stay calm. Make sure the victim is safe, protect their head from injury. Make sure victim is lying on side with open airway (choking on saliva can happen) |
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| Time the length of the shaking. Provide comfort as possible, keep any on-lookers moving. Do not hold victim down. Do not put anything in victims mouth. If this is a first seizure or it lasts more than 5 minutes, or victim has been hurt call 911 for professional help. |
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| End of First Aid Unit Flash Cards |
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Sean Pryhoda
Health 9 On-Line |
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