MUNICIPALITY OF CARRANGLAN

MUNICIPAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE
MUNICIPALITY OF CARRANGLAN
MUNICIPAL DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
OFFICE
 WHAT IS FIRST AID?

• FIRST AID IS THE FIRST AND IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO ANY PERSON
WITH EITHER A MINOR OR SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY,[1] WITH CARE
PROVIDED TO PRESERVE LIFE, PREVENT THE CONDITION FROM WORSENING,
OR TO PROMOTE RECOVERY. IT INCLUDES INITIAL INTERVENTION IN A
SERIOUS CONDITION PRIOR TO PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HELP BEING
AVAILABLE, SUCH AS PERFORMING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
WHILE WAITING FOR AN AMBULANCE, AS WELL AS THE COMPLETE TREATMENT
OF MINOR CONDITIONS, SUCH AS APPLYING A PLASTER TO A CUT.
 OBJECTIVES OF FIRST AID

• PRESERVE LIFE
• PREVENT FURTHER HARM AND COMPLICATIONS
• SEEK IMMEDIATE HELP
• PROVIDE REASSURANCE
 LEGAL CONCERNS

• CONSENT
• DUTY TO ACT
• STANDARD OF CARE
• NEGLIGENCE
• ABANDONMENT
• CONFIDENTIALITY
 EMERGENCY ACTION PRINCIPLES

• SCENE SIZE UP
• SCENE SAFETY
• KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED
• CAUSE OF INJURY
• NATURE OF ILLNESS
• ROLE OF BYSTANDER
• NUMBER OF CASUALTIES
• ASKING PERMISSION OR CONSENT
 PRIMARY ASSESSMENT

• A- ALERT
• V- RESPONSIVE TO VOICE
• P- RESPONSIVE TO PAIN
• U- UNRESPONSIVE/UNCONCIOUS
 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

• FOR INFANT – COMPRESSION RATE IS ATLEAST 100-120/MINUTE WITH COMPRESSION DEPTH OF

ABOUT 1 ½ INCHES OR 4CM FROM CHEST WALL RECOIL. 30:2 RATIO MEANS AFTER 30
COMPRESSION GIVE VENTILATION TO VICTIM. CPR GIVES IN 5 CYCLES.
• FOR CHILD - COMPRESSION RATE IS ATLEAST 100-120/MINUTE WITH COMPRESSION DEPTH OF
ABOUT 2 INCHES OR 5CM FROM CHEST WALL RECOIL. 30:2 RATIO MEANS AFTER 30
COMPRESSION GIVE VENTILATION TO VICTIM. CPR GIVES IN 5 CYCLES
• FOR ADULT - COMPRESSION RATE IS ATLEAST 100-120/MINUTE WITH COMPRESSION DEPTH OF
ABOUT 2 INCHES (5CM) OR NOT MORE THAN 2.4 INCHES (6CM) FROM CHEST WALL RECOIL. 30:2
RATIO MEANS AFTER 30 COMPRESSION GIVE VENTILATION TO VICTIM. CPR GIVES IN 5 CYCLES
RECOVERY POSITION