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FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES

First Aid: Context and Issues

Standard First Aid

(SFA)
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 Objective
• Understand the general context of the
practice of first aid

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 First Aid
provision by a layperson
(a bystander or the victim himself)
of immediate care to a victim of injury or illness,
usually performed within a limited skill range
and with minimal or no medical equipment

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 First Aid and Responding to
Emergencies & Disasters

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 First Aid and Responding to
Emergencies & Disasters

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 First Aid and Responding to
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 Preparedness

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 First Aid and Responding to
Emergencies & Disasters

DISASTER
IMPACT

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 Disaster
Disaster Impact
Impact

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 Response

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 First Aid and Responding to
Emergencies & Disasters

DISASTER
IMPACT

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 Goals of First Aid

• PREVENT further injury

• PRESERVE life

• PROMOTE recovery

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 Limitations of First Aid
provision by a layperson
(a bystander or the victim himself)
of immediate care to a victim of injury or illness,
usually performed within a limited skill range
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Responsibilities of the First Aid Provider
• BRIDGE THE GAP between the victim and the
physician
• ENSURE HIS OWN SAFETY, that of the victim’s,
and of bystanders
• GAIN ACCESS to the victim
• DETERMINE THREATS to the victim’s life
• CALL FOR MORE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE as
needed
• PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE to the victim
• ASSIST EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
(EMTs) and other personnel when they arrive
• REMEMBER ALL ASSESSMENTS AND CARE
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Characteristics of an Effective First Aid Provider

• Gentle

• Resourceful

• Observant

• Tactful

• Empathetic

• Respectable
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Protecting the First Aid Provider’s Well-being

NEVER
place yourself in
a dangerous
situation.

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 Danger

• Environmental danger - any danger in the

physical surroundings

• Human danger - danger from people at the

scene, which can be intentional or
accidental

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 Environmental Danger

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 Environmental Danger: What to do

• Seek help immediately; keep a safe

distance from physical dangers

• Move the victim away from physical

dangers

• Eliminate the danger if it can be done

safely

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 Human Danger

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 Human Danger

• From the victim of the injury

• From the victim’s relatives

• From the inflicter of the injury

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 Tell the victim…

• Who you are

• Why you are with them

• What you are going to do

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 When victims refuse your help

• intoxicated

• unreasonable

• victim is a minor

• suffering from learning difficulties

• persons refusing on behalf of the victim

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 Police assistance in emergencies

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 First Aid: Context and Issues
• What is First Aid
• First Aid and Responding to Emergencies & Disasters

• Goals of First Aid

• Limitations of First Aid
• Responsibilities of the First Aid Provider
• Characteristics of the Effective First Aid Provider
• Protecting the First Aid Provider’s Well-Being
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