FIRST AID

MODULE 4
Engr. Jomar J. Dacles
What is FIRST AID?

IT IS AN EMERGENCY OR IMMEDIATE

TEMPORARY CARE OR HELP GIVEN TO AN
INJURED OR SUDDENLY TAKEN ILL PERSON
USING READILY AVAILABLE MATERIALS. IF
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE
OR DELAYED.
RULE 1960 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
SERVICES (OSH STANDARDS)
1964. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

1964.01 QUALIFICATIONS
- First Aider must be able must be able to read
and write and must have completed a course in
first aid conducted by the Philippine National Red
Cross or any organization accredited by the same.
LABOR ADVISORY 10, SERIES OF 2019
1964.02 OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAINING

 All employers without required TRAINED first aider on the date of the
effectivity of this standards shall, six (6) months have the required
number of his worker under go the prescribed training in first aid

1964.03: REFRESHER TRAINING

 OSH PERSONNEL AND FIRST AIDER OF EVERY ESTABLISHMENT SHALL
UNDERGO A MINIMUM EIGHT (8) HRS TRAINING REFRESHER COURSE IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELD ATLEAST ONCE A YEAR
1965.05 DUTIES OF FIRST AIDER

 GIVE IMMEDIATE TEMPORARY TREATMENT

 PARTICIPATE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF OSH PROGRAM

 MAINTAIN MEDICAL SERVICE AND FACILITIES

OBJECTIVES OF FIRST AID

TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING

TO PREVENT ADDED INJURY OR DANGER

TO PROLONG LIFE

 WHO IS THE FIRST AID PROVIDER?
Is someone trained in the delivery of initial
emergency procedures, using limited equipment to
perform a primary assessment and intervention until
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel arrive.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FIRST
AID PROVIDER
Act as a bridge that fills the gap between the victim
and the physician
Ensure the personnel safety and that of the patient
and bystanders
Summon more advance medical care as needed
Provide the needed care for the patient
Assist EMT and medical personnel
Record all assessments and care given to the
patient
CHARACTERISTIC OF A GOOD FIRST AID
PROVIDER

G – entle
R - esourceful
O - bservant
T – actful
E - mpathetic
R - esponsible
DONT’S OF A FIRST AID PROVIDER

 DIAGNOSE OR TREAT INJURIES (EXCEPT PERHAPS WHEN THEY ARE MINOR)

 COMPETE NOR TAKES PLACE THE SERVICE OF THE PHYSICIAN
 DO NOT BE NEGLIGENT IN WHAT YOU DO
 DO NOT ABANDON THE PERSON
PREVENTING OF INFECTION

 PPE
 WASHING HANDS
 MINIMIZING MOUTH TO MOUTH CONTACT
 SHARP OBJECT
 CLEANING UP AFTER AN EMERGENCY
TYPES OF WOUNDS (CLOSED AND OPEN)
CLOSED
 CONTUSION
 HEMATOMA
 BRUISE
 CLOSED FRACTURE
 DISLOCATION
OPEN
 PUNCTURE
 ABRASION
 LACERATION
 AVULSION
 INCISION
 OPEN FRACTURE
FIRST AID
BURN INJURY

ARE INJURIES TO THE SKIN AND OTHER TISSUE

CAUSED BY HEAT, RADIATIONS AND CHEMICAL
CLASSIFICATION OF BURN INJURY

FIRST DEGREE BURN

BURN INJURY

SECOND DEGREE BURN

BURN INJURY

THIRD DEGREE BURN

FIRST AID BURN INJURY
BONES, JOINTS AND MUSCLE INJURY

CRAMPS – Is an involuntary temporary strong

muscle contraction or over shortening
BONES, JOINTS AND MUSCLE INJURY

 SPRAIN – Is an injury in a joint, caused by the

ligament being stretched beyond its own capacity
BONES, JOINTS AND MUSCLE INJURY

 STRAIN – Is an injury to a muscle or tendon in which

the muscle fibers tear as a result of overstretching
BONES, JOINTS AND MUSCLE INJURY

 FRACTURE – Is a break in the continuity of the bone

BONES, JOINTS AND MUSCLE INJURY
 DISLOCATION – luxation, occurs when there is an
abnormal separation in the joint, where two or
more bones meet.
FIRST AID
CHOKING INJURY

- Choking prevents breathing and

can be partial or complete
CHOKING INJURY

ANATOMICAL OBSTRUCTION

MECHANICAL OBSTRUCTION
FIRST AID TO INFANT CHOKING
FIRST AID TO ADULT CHOKING