Philippine Red Cross: Basic Life Support and First Aid

Introduction to First Aid and BLS

- First Aid
o Is immediate help provided to a sick or injured person until
professional medical help arrives or becomes available
Legal Concerns
- Consent
o Expressed Consent for the person who is conscious
Nods or replies
o Implied Consent for the person who is unconscious
- Duty to act
o Duty to respond to an emergency and to provide care
- Standard of Care
o Giving the present patients need
- Negligence
o Article 12 no 4. Or Act No. 3815 Philippine Revised Penal Code
Any person who while performing a lawful act with due
care, causes injury by more accident without fault or
intention of causing it is exempt from criminal liability
- Abandonment
o Never leave the patient unless the doctor, nurse or medical team
has arrived into the scene
- Confidentiality
o Do not divulge the details to other people
Risk of degrading the integrity of the victim
Health Hazards and Risks
- Common transmittable Diseases
o Herpes - Oral Genital
o Meningitis - Airborne
o Tuberculosis Airborne, Droplets
o Hepatitis Oral, Fecal