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 Definition:
– Emergency care given to an injured or ill person
until medical care can be obtained
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 ACCIDENT !
– Assess the situation
 The accident will determine
what to do !
– Protect
 Yourself
 community
 injured person

Q : What happened, how & when it happened ?

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 Accident !
– Alert
 Call for help!

You will certainly need help to call medical care.

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Emergency
 Emergency freeing
freeing
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When?
 When the life of the injured person is more in danger if not
removed.
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 Emergency freeing
– by wrist

Is it necessary to move the injured person ?

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 Emergency freeing
– by ankles

Is it necessary to move the injured person ?

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 Moving

moved
Is it necessary to move the injured person ? Must be
as a block.
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 Emergency freeing
– From vehicle

 Look at the car damages it will tell you how much

the person is injured. Is it necessary to move the
injured person ?
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Check
 Check for
for bleeding
bleeding
 FIRST AID... Arteries

Veins
 Circulation

Tissues

The loss of 3 pints (1.5 liters) of blood may be fatal.

 FIRST AID... Carotid cut death
in less than 1mn.

 Circulation
– Arterial system

femoral cut death

in less than 2mn.
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 Simple external bleeding

– Apply direct pressure

 Lay down the injured person and keep the pressure until
medical care arrives.
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 Compression points
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 Major external bleeding
– Compression points

 Lay down the injured person and keep the pressure until
medical care arrives.
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 External bleeding
– Compression pad
– Tourniquet
 Tourniquet =The last ressource

 Lay down the injured person and keep the pressure until
medical care arrives. write the time on the person.
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 External bleeding
– Waiting position

Check circulation deterioration ,capillary refill ,pulse rate.

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 Seriousness signs : SHOCK STATE

– Radial pulse small & going
– Frequency more than 120 Pulse/minute
– Pale face
– Sweat
– intense thirst
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 Correspondence Table
– O : Universal donor / AB : universal receiver
A can give to A & AB & receive of A & O
B can give to B & AB & receive of B & O
AB can give to AB & receive of A, B, AB & O
O can give to A, B, AB & O & receive O
Rh- must not receive Rh+
Rh- suit to Rh- as well as Rh+
0 Rh- universal donor
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Check
 Check vital
vital functions
functions
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 Vital functions
– Airway
– Breathing
– Circulation
– Disability

Is it necessary to move the injured person ?

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 Vital functions
– Airway
– Breathing
– Circulation
– Disability

Ask a simple question ,check for reflexes.

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 Vital functions
– Airway
– Breathing
– Circulation
– Disability

 Remove tie , belt , bra , mind the spine! Is it necessary to

move the injured person ?
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 Vital functions
– Airway
– Breathing
– Circulation
– Disability

use your sight , ears and your feeling .

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 Vital functions
– Airway
– Breathing
– Circulation
– Disability

Is it necessary to move the injured person ?

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 Accident !
– Alert medical assistance
 Number of injured persons
 type of injuries
 Place (with details)
 Telephone number
 What First Aid you are giving

Don’t leave the victim ,ask some one to call.

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Disability
 Disability
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 Unconscious victim
– Free airway

 Remove tie , belt , bra ,mind the spine! Is it necessary to

move the injured person ?
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 Unconscious victim
– Recovery position
– Blanket

Is it necessary to move the injured person ?

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Breathing
 Breathing
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 Breathing
– Airway
– Check the tongue
– Clean secretions

Is it necessary to move the injured person ?

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 Breathing
– Mouth to mouth or mouth to nose
– 12 to 15 inflation's per min.

Check pulse!
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 Breathing
– Suffocation
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Circulation
 Circulation
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 Make sure that the pulse is gone!

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 Circulation
– External chest compression

Make sure there is no pulse!

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 Circulation
– External chest compression

Make sure there is no pulse!

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 Circulation
– External chest compression 60/80min.

Make sure there is no pulse!

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 Circulation/breathing

 External chest compression/mouth to mouth 5/1 if 2 F-aiders

15/2 if alone
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Injuries
 Injuries
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 Thermic & chemical Burns

– Undress
– Cool down with cold water for at least 10 min.
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 Broken bones
– Immobilization

 Never move an injured person before immobilization of

broken bone.
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 Broken organs
– Liver & spleen brake easily : internal bleeding
 Pulse small & frequency> 120
 Pale
 Sweat
 Abdominal pain on the right/left
– Lay down with legs up EMERGENCY
– Kidney
 Every shock on back causes the injured one to urinate
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 Snake bites and Scorpion stings
– ASPIVENIN
– Immobilize entire limb
– Calm the victim

Reduce pulse rate!

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FIRST AID... PROTECT

Assess the situation

Is it necessary to move injured person ?

ALERT
Call for help !

Mouth to mouth Breathing Consciousness Check for bleeding

or mouth to nose
12/15 time per min.

Burns Broken bones Apply direct pressure

Circulation
Cool for 10 min ! immobilize

External Bites & stings

Chest compression Compression points
immobilize
60/80 time per min. Recovery position

Tourniquet
(note the time)

Waiting position
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