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Elementary First Aid Introduction

This document provides information on first aid, including its definition, primary goals, and basic steps. It discusses assessing safety, identifying conditions, providing immediate treatment, and arranging further medical care. Key principles are preserving life, preventing worsening, and promoting recovery. Proper first aid requires initial education and regular retraining. The primary concerns are safety for both the provider and victim.

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Elementary First Aid Introduction

This document provides information on first aid, including its definition, primary goals, and basic steps. It discusses assessing safety, identifying conditions, providing immediate treatment, and arranging further medical care. Key principles are preserving life, preventing worsening, and promoting recovery. Proper first aid requires initial education and regular retraining. The primary concerns are safety for both the provider and victim.

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  • Introduction to First Aid
  • What is First Aid?
  • Aims of First Aid
  • Responsibility of First Aider
  • General Principles of Prevention
  • Personal Safety
  • Linkages to Other Health Care
  • Update/Re-Training
  • Fundamentals of First Aid
  • Elementary First Aid Course
  • Course Contents Overview
  • Examination Overview
  • Practical Exam Scenarios
  • General Approach to a Victim
  • DRS CAB Protocol
  • Danger Assessment
  • Response Techniques
  • Shout for Help
  • Circulation and Compression
  • Airway Management
  • Check for Breathing
  • CPR Overview
  • Assessing an Unconscious Victim

Dr Sariu Ali

First Aid is care given to an injured person to stabilize and keep him / her safe until he / she can receive professional medical attention.

Preserve Life Prevent worsening Promote recovery

To assess the situation


Identify the disease or condition from which casualty

is suffering

Give immediate, adequate treatment bearing in mind

that a casualty may have more than one injury and that some casualties will require more urgent attention than others

Arrange, without delay for disposal of a casualty to a

doctor, hospital or home according to the seriousness of the condition

Prevention

preventing an injury or illness is always better than needing to treat the victims.

Provider should not place themselves in jeopardy, thus potentially creating two victims.
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Enter areas thought to be unsafe (such as those affected by water, fire, etc.) only if specially trained to conduct rescues in these environments.

Prevention of disease transmission through universal precautions - The single most important aspect of infection control is good hand hygiene
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first aid is only one part of a continuum of care.

Ambulance ADK Hospital IGMH


Police: 119 Fire: 118

102 313553 336658

initial education is an important first step in assisting victims and saving lives

keep skills current and based on the latest information through regular retraining

The first rule of first aid and the primary concern is: Saftey
The second concern is, unless the victim is in a life-threatening situation, he or she should: Not be moved

5 day programme Morning 9-12

General Principles Body Structure and Functions Positioning of Casualty The Unconscious Casualty Resuscitation Bleeding casualty Management of shock Burns and Scalds, and Accidents caused by

Electricity Rescue and Transport of Casualty Other topics: Heart Attack, stroke, hypoglycemic attacks, Poisoning etc

Theory paper ( 20 MCQs) = 80 marks Practical = 20 marks Must pass in both theory and practical

Dhivehi Exam: Local certificate English Exam : International Certificate

Scene survey Personal protection Response Call for help/emergency medical services (EMS)/further help Airway, breathing, circulation (A, B, C)

Victim position Provide first aid Reassess regularly Transport to health care facility

DRS CAB
Danger/ personal protection Response Shout for help Circulation/compression Airway Breathing

DRS CAB

Check the scene for danger. Note the importance of the safety of:

Yourself Bystanders Casualty

personal safety (universal precautions ) casua

Once the situation is made safe, assess the lty

DRS CAB

In a loud clear voice speak to the casualty , asking simple questions or giving simple commands such as : Can you hear me? What happened? Open your eyes. Gently shake the casualtys shoulders.

If the casualty responds: NOT move him unnecessarily do


for help if necessary call administer the appropriate first aid

If there is no response: hout for help s tart CPR s

Call for help/EMS/further help

Feel the pulse at neck (carotid pulse) Check the pupils (dilated or constricted , reaction to light)

If not pulse or irregular respiration : Start Compression

Open the airway Head tilt chin lift


If head and neck injury suspected : Jaw thrust

Remove any visible obstructions from the mouth

Look, listen and feel for breathing


No longer than 10 seconds

What do you do? Assess the victim (DRs CAB)


Give CPR if needed After giving compressions: look for object in throat then give breaths

Dr Sariu Ali
First Aid is care given to an injured person to stabilize and keep him / her safe until he / she can receive professional
Preserve Life  Prevent worsening  Promote recovery
To assess the situation Identify the disease or condition from which casualty is suffering Give immediate, adequa
Prevention preventing an injury or illness is always better than needing to treat the victims.
Provider should not place themselves in jeopardy, thus potentially creating two victims. - Enter areas thought to be uns
first aid is only one part of a continuum of care. Ambulance 102 ADK Hospital 313553 IGMH
initial education is an important first step in assisting victims and saving lives keep skills current and based on the

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