Transcript NewFirstAidCh.3 - Haiku for Ignatius

Ch. 1: Checking an Ill or
Injured Person
pgs. 14-28
Health III
St. Ignatius
For
a conscious person with no immediate lifethreatening conditions:
Interview person and bystanders
Check the person from head to toe
Checking a Conscious Person
 Ask…
What happened?
Do you feel pain/discomfort anywhere?
Do you have any allergies?
Do you have any medical conditions or are you
takingConducting
any medication? Interviews
When did you last eat or drink?
 Do
not move if you suspect head, neck, or back
injury
 Check
 Look
person’s head and face
for cuts, bruises, bumps, or depressions
 Monitor
consciousness
Checking from Head to Toe
 Look
for changes in the person’s breathing
 Notice
how the skin looks and feels
 Look over the body. Ask again about any areas
that hurt
 Shrug shoulders, take deep breath
 Move fingers, hands, and arms
 Move toes, feet, and legs
 Look for a medical ID tag or bracelet
Checking from Head to Toe
 Always
check an unconscious person for…
Open airway
Signs of life
Severe bleeding
 Check
the ABCs-
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Checking
an Unconscious Person
 To
open the airway:
Head tilt/chin-lift
Airway
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Look, listen, and feel for breathing for no more than 10
seconds
o
If not breathing, give 2 rescue
breaths for a child or infant.
o
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If person is breathing, maintain an open airway
through the head-tilt/chin-lift
Breathing
 If
an adult has no signs of life, you must
assume the problem is a cardiac emergency
and begin CPR immediately
Circulation

Check for severe bleeding by looking over
person’s body from head to toe

Look for blood-soaked clothing or blood
spurting from a wound
Severe Bleeding
See pgs.22-23
Recovery Position

Shock- Circulatory system fails to deliver
oxygen-rich blood to the body’s tissues and
vital organs

Traumatic Shock: injury related shock.
Shock

1. Improve Circulation

2. Maintain an Adequate Supply of
Oxygen

3. Maintain Normal Body Temperature.
Treatment Objectives
•
Restlessness or irritability
•
Altered level of consciousness
•
Nausea or vomiting
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Pale, ashen, cool, moist skin
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Rapid breathing and pulse
•
Excessive thirst
Signals of Shock

Call 911

Have the person lie down

Control any bleeding

Elevate person’s legs about 12 inches
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Help person maintain normal body temperature
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Do not give person anything to eat or drink
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Reassure person
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Continue to monitor person’s ABCs
Caring for Shock
 Checking
a Conscious Person- pgs. 14-16
 Checking
an Unconscious Adult- pg. 17-21
 Checking
an Unconscious Child- pgs. 27-28
 Checking
an Unconscious Infant- pgs. 27-28
Checking a Conscious Person