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First Aid Awareness
Wilton Little League
Personal Protection
For you and the patient
 Gloves
 Barrier devices
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Cold Packs
Different types
 Chemical reaction
 Plain old ice
 Towel or pad between pack and
skin
 On and off
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Sprains
Ligaments torn
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Swelling
Dislocation
Pain on movement
Difficult to tell difference from fractures or
dislocation
Cold pack or ice
Keep person at rest
Avoid movement of injured extremity
Keep shoe on
Strains
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Muscle over-stretched
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Pain
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Ice
Dislocation
Dislocation – one end of the bone is pulled
or pushed out of the joint
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Deformity
Constant pain & increased pain on
movement
Frozen joint
Swelling
Loss of function & or distal pulse
Cold pack or ice
Stabilize
Fractures
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Fracture is the breaking of the bone
Open fracture
 Control bleeding
 Keep clean
 Do not push in
 No pressure. Loose bandage
 Stabilize
 Ice
Closed fracture
 Stabilize
 Ice
Head Injuries
Skull fracture
 Nausea
 Vomiting
 Black eyes (raccoon eyes)
 Bleeding from ears & or nose
 Ringing in the ears
 Confusion (concussion)
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Any doubt EMS or advise parents to
seek medical help
Control bleeding NO PRESSURE
Eye Injuries
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Redness
Watery
Dirt in eyes
Wash it out from bridge of nose out
Do not rub
Impaled object
 DO NOT REMOVE
 Cover good eye
 Place cup over impaled object to
prevent movement
Nose & Mouth Injuries
Nose injuries
 Swelling
 Discolored
 Lean patient forward
 Pinch nose closed should stop 10 minutes
 Ice
Mouth Injuries
 Teeth save them, get to surgeon within
hour could save tooth
 Hold tooth by enamel not root transport in
milk or water
 Rinse out
 If conscience bite on gauze to control
Spinal Injuries
May or may not be pain
 May or may not be able to move
 Tender along spine
 DO NOT MOVE PATIENT
 DO NOT REMOVE HELMET
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ALL BETS OFF IF PATIENT NOT
BREATHING
BLEEDING
Internal
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Bruise
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Swelling
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Black & blue
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Cold pack or ice
Arterial
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Bright red
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Spurting
Venous
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Dark red
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Oozing slowly
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Bandage
Direct pressure
Elevate
ice
Heat cramps
Sweating heavily
 Drinking large quantities of
water
 Loss of salts & water
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Cool down (get out of the sun)
 Wet towels
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Heat Exhaustion
Sweating
 Muscle cramps
 Weak
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Cool down (get out of sun)
 Wet towel back of neck,
underarms
 Fluids
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Heat Stroke
Very Serious True emergency
 Doesn’t sweat
 Dry skin may be red
 Hot to the touch
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Cool down (get out of the sun)
 Wet towels
 Medical help
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Allergic Reactions
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Itchy
Watery eyes
Hives
Red skin
Swelling
Tightness in chest and throat
Breathing problems
Inhalers or epinephrine pens (epie pens)
Know who on the teams needs or uses
these and that they know what to do or
someone always there who does
Diabetic Emergency
Diabetic Coma inadequate
supply of insulin
long onset
probably won’t witness
Insulin shock too much insulin
in system
 Comes on sudden
 May pass out
 Confused
 headache
Seizures
Epilepsy
 Stares into space
 Uncontrollable shaking
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Person may know of onset
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patient
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Choking
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Unable to cough, speak or breathe
If they can pass air or cough leave
them alone
If not lean forward give 5 back blows
and 5 abdominal thrusts
If goes unconscious call EMS then 30
chest compressions look for object
remove if found followed by 2 rescue
breaths if they don’t go in give 30
chest compressions
Heart Attack
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Chest pain
Uncomfortable
Pressure in chest
Pain in arms, jaw
Last more than a few minutes
Sweating
Nausea
Shortness
Denial
EMS
CPR
Check for response
 Open airway head tilt chin lift
 Check for breathing 10 seconds
 No breathing CALL 911
 Start CPR 30 compressions 2
breathes rate of about 5 sets in
2 minutes
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Rescue breathing
Tilt head chin lift
 Check for breathing
 2 rescue breathes
 Check for pulse
 Pulse good no breathing
breathe for patient 1 breath
every 3 seconds
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Stroke
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Sudden body weakness or numbness usually one
side
Sudden facial drooping
Trouble speaking
Trouble with eyes
Sudden severe headaches
Dizziness, loss of balance
F.A.S.T. recognition of stroke
 Face ask them to smile
 Arm weak numb and unable to raise them evenly
 Speech slurred can’t make simple sentence
 Time call 911 in any signs present. Drugs can help
the stroke victim if early medical help