What is emergency medical? How to request emergency medical help? and What is emergency medical? Further help is available from a range of sources. If help is needed, you must decide both on the type of help and how to access it. First, carry out a primary survey to ascertain the severity of the casualty’s condition. If it is not serious, explain the options and allow him to choose where to go. If a casualty’s condition is serious, seek emergency help. Throughout the website, there are guidelines for choosing the appropriate level of help. •Take or send the casualty to the hospital. Choose this option when a casualty needs hospital…
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FIRST AID TREATMENT
Basics of first aid treatment What is the first aid treatment for casualty? Before you start you should know what is the first aid treatment for the casualty. because Casualties are often frightened or become frightened because of what has just happened to them, their fears of what may happen next, and of the pain and/or bleeding they are experiencing. Your role is to stay calm and take charge of the situation. However. be ready to stand back if someone better qualified is present to assist. If there is more than one casualty, assess each one using the primary survey, and treat the most seriously injured casualty first. BUILDING TRUST…
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USE PROTECTIVE GLOVES PROTECTION FROM INFECTION
USING PROTECTIVE GLOVES In addition to hand washing. gloves give added protection against infection in a first aid situation. If possible, carry protective, disposable, latex-free gloves with you always. Wear them whenever there is a likelihood of contact with blood or other body fluids. If in doubt, wear them anyway. Disposable gloves should only be used to treat one casualty. Put them on just before you approach a casualty and remove them as soon as the treatment is completed and before you do anything else. When taking off the gloves after the first aid, hold the top edge of one glove with your other gloved hand and peel it off…
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HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS
How to wash your hands properly? This is the right way to wash your hands, it will PROTECT you from the INFECTIONS during the day. it is important on a regular basis, it is advisable to seek to protect yourself (and the casualty) from guidance on additional personal protection, infection as well as injury. Take steps such as immunization. If you think you avoid cross-infection – transmitting germs have been exposed to infection while or infection to a casualty or contracting giving first aid, seek medical advice as infection yourself from a casualty. soon as possible. “Remember, infection is a risk even with relatively minor injuries” The way to wash…
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Basic first aid training?
What is the First Aid training in? You will be able to assist individuals in need if you have a basic understanding of first aid. We discussed basic first aid training in the previous chapter, now we learn more about first aid. You’ll learn how to respond to specific circumstances in our first aid certification training, which will help you care for people in distress while they wait for medical help. When responding first aid to an emergency you should reconcile both the emotional and physical needs of all involved, including your own. You should look after your own psychological health and be able to recognize stress if it develops.…
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How You Can Become a first aider?
First aid is the initial assistance or treatment given to a person who is injured or suddenly taken ill. The person who provides this help is the first aider. This chapter prepares you for being a first aider, psychologically and emotionally, as well as giving practical advice on what you should and should not do in an emergency. The information provided throughout this book will help you to provide effective first aid to any casualty in any situation. However, to become a fully competent first aider, you should complete a recognized first aid course. Completing a course will also strengthen your skills and increase your confidence. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Who…