This document discusses various types of injuries and medical emergencies, as well as recommended first aid responses. It covers electrical burns, critical burns over large areas of the body, bleeding from soft tissue injuries that can spurt due to heart contractions. It also defines rescue breathing as artificial breaths given when someone is not breathing, cardiac arrest as a loss of normal heart rhythms, and the chin lift technique for opening the airway. Additional topics include placing an uninjured person on their side to drain fluids from the mouth, rapid cooling as first aid for minor burns, and continuous direct pressure as the best way to control external bleeding.
This document discusses various types of injuries and medical emergencies, as well as recommended first aid responses. It covers electrical burns, critical burns over large areas of the body, bleeding from soft tissue injuries that can spurt due to heart contractions. It also defines rescue breathing as artificial breaths given when someone is not breathing, cardiac arrest as a loss of normal heart rhythms, and the chin lift technique for opening the airway. Additional topics include placing an uninjured person on their side to drain fluids from the mouth, rapid cooling as first aid for minor burns, and continuous direct pressure as the best way to control external bleeding.
This document discusses various types of injuries and medical emergencies, as well as recommended first aid responses. It covers electrical burns, critical burns over large areas of the body, bleeding from soft tissue injuries that can spurt due to heart contractions. It also defines rescue breathing as artificial breaths given when someone is not breathing, cardiac arrest as a loss of normal heart rhythms, and the chin lift technique for opening the airway. Additional topics include placing an uninjured person on their side to drain fluids from the mouth, rapid cooling as first aid for minor burns, and continuous direct pressure as the best way to control external bleeding.
contact with electrical wires, current, or lightning. CRITICAL BURNS 2. These burns are defined as deep burns over a large area of the body and would often result in extensive blistering and destruction of skin tissue. SOFT- TISSUE INJURIES 3. This type of bleeding is described as bright red and will often spurt from a wound. It can be difficult to control due to the pressure created by the heart’s contractions.
RESCUE BREATH 4. It is defined as artificial breaths given to someone who is not breathing. They are given by blowing air into the mouth to inflate the lungs.
CARDIAC ARREST 5. It happens when the normal electrical impulses in the heart unexpectedly become disorganized. The normally coordinated mechanical contraction of the heart muscle is lost, and a chaotic, quivering condition known as ventricular fibrillation can occur.
CHIN LIFT 6. It is the recommended way to open and maintain an airway.
UNINJURED 7. This position uses gravity to drain fluids from the mouth and keep the tongue from blocking the airway.
RAPID 8. This is the recommended first aid for minor burns.
FIRST AID 9. It is defined as emergency care provided for injury or sudden illness before professional emergency medical treatment becomes available.
CONTINUOUS FIRM AND DIRECT PRESSURE 10. It is the best method for controlling external bleeding.