PROJECT ANDAM UG LUWAS KA BA?

“PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS,

SAFETY AND RESILIENCY IN THE BARANGAY
THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND
TRAINING”.

BASIC FIRST AID

TRAINING COURSE

Barangay Matina Crossing 74-A

Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Committee
 Training Objectives

 At the end of the training course, the participants

shall be able to:

 Discuss first aid and its importance as a life-

saving, suffer-alleviation emergency care;

 Demonstrate and put into practice the

appropriate care for specific injuries or illnesses;
 Impart to the community the knowledge,
attitude and skills gained from the training.
 Training Rules

 Participants must abide by the prescribed no. of training

hours.
 Participants must be at the training venue always on time.
 Name tags must be worn at all times.
 Using cell phones during sessions is prohibited.
 Dress code must be observed.
 Any problem or concern of the participants shall be
referred to the training secretariat or trainers.
BASIC FIRST AID TRAINING

Topic 1

Introduction to First Aid

Emergencies happen. Anytime, anywhere…
When emergencies happen, people are injured and,
even worse, some lose their lives…
Emergencies happen even in our own homes, in our
own backyards…
 FIRST AID

• is the immediate and temporary care given to a

person who has been injured or has been suddenly
taken ill

• it includes self-help and home care if medical

assistance is not available or is delayed

• also includes well-selected words of encouragement,

evidence of willingness to help, and promotion of
confidence by demonstration of competence
 Objectives of First Aid

1. To prolong the life of a victim of emergency.

2. To alleviate the suffering of the victim.

3. To prevent added or further injury.

 Roles of First Aid

1. Bridge that fills the gap between the victim

and the physician

2. It is not intended to compete with nor to

take the place of a physician

3. It ends when the services of a physician

begins
 The FIRST AIDER, or the person giving first aid,
deals with the whole situation, the injured/ill person, and
the injury or illness.

• He/She knows what to do as well as what not to

do.
• He/She avoids errors that are frequently made by
untrained persons through well-meant but misguided
efforts.
• He/She knows too that his/her first aid knowledge
and skills could mean the difference between life and
death, between temporary and permanent disability,
and between rapid recovery and long hospitalization.
 Characteristics of a Good First Aider

 Observant (should notice all signs)

 Resourceful (should make the best use of things

at hand)
 Gentle (should not cause pain)
 Tactful (should not alarm the victim)
 Sympathetic (should be comforting)
 Golden Rules of Emergency Care

What to do:
• Obtain consent whenever possible.
• Think of the worst.
• Call or send for help.
• Care for the more serious injuries first.
• Respect victim’s modesty and physical privacy.
• Provide comfort and emotional support.
• Assist the victim with his or her prescribed
medication.
• Handle victim to a minimum of movement.
What not to do:
• Do not harm.
• Do not let victim see his/her own injury.
• Do not leave victim except to get help.
• Do not assume that the victim’s obvious
injuries are the only ones.
• Do not deny a victim’s physical or emotional
coping limitation.
• Do not make unrealistic promises.
• Do not trust the judgment of a confused
victim.
• Do not require the victim to make decisions.
 Permission to Provide Care

Before giving first aid, the first aider must get

from the victim of injury or illness or from his/her
companion, permission to give care. This permission is
referred to as consent. To get consent, the first aider
must tell the victim or supervising adult:

 Who he/she is
 His/Her level of training
 What it is he/she would like to do
 Types of Consent

1. Actual Consent
• Consent given by a conscious victim to a first
aider to provide care

2. Parental Consent
• Consent obtained from the supervising adult if
the victim is an infant or child

3. Implied Consent
• If the victim is unconscious or unable to respond
because of the illness or injury, consent is implied.
Consent is also implied for an infant or a child if a
supervising adult is not present
 Hindrances in/Barriers to
Giving First Aid

1. Unfavorable surroundings
2. The presence of crowd/bystanders
3. Pressure from victim or kin/relative
4. Uncertainty about the victim
5. Fear of doing something wrong
 Transmission of Diseases
and the First Aiders

How diseases are transmitted:

1. Direct Contact
• occurs when a person touches an infected
person’s body fluids.

2. Indirect Contact
• occurs when a person touches objects that
have been contaminated by blood or other
body fluids of an infected person.
3. Airborne
• occurs when a person inhales droplets that
have become airborne when an infected person
coughs or sneezes.

4. Vector
• occurs when an animal such as a dog or an
insect transmits a pathogen into the body
through a bite.
 First Aid Equipment and Supplies

1. Basic Equipment

 first aid kit

 backboard/spine board
 triangular bandages
 sets of splints (2 units each of ¼” x 4”

(12”, 18”, 24”, 36” and 48”)

 poles
 blankets/malong
2. Suggested First Aid Kit Contents (Basic)

 alcohol (70% solution)

 absorbent cotton
 povidone iodine
 hydrogen peroxide
 gauze pads/sterile cloth
 elastic roller bandage
 plaster/adhesive tape
 scissors
 gloves
 face masks
 antiseptic soap
 Backboard 20’’

72’’

40’’ 40’’
Triangular Splints
Bandage
¼” x 4” x 12”/
60’’ 18/24/36/48
QUESTIONS?
REACTIONS?
Let us not grow tired of doing
good, for in due time we shall
reap our harvest, if we do not
give up…

Galatians 6:9