HOME EMERGENCY GUIDE TAUFIQ ABDULLAH,MD EMERGENCY MEDICINE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRAWIJAYA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF SAIFUL ANWAR HOSPITAL TAUFIQ ABDULLAH,MD EMERGENCY MEDICINE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRAWIJAYA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF SAIFUL ANWAR HOSPITAL

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA: 2011; p 183.

RELIEF CHOKING American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA: 2011; p 183.

HEART ATTACK MAKE VICTIM COMFORTABLE SUMMON HELP Dial 119/118. Tell the dispatcher that you are with someone who is probably having a heart attack. Call the victim’s doctor, if you are requested to do so. HELP WITH MEDICATION MONITOR CONDITION Check and record the victim’s breathing, pulse, and level of consciousness until medical help arrives. MAKE VICTIM COMFORTABLE SUMMON HELP Dial 119/118. Tell the dispatcher that you are with someone who is probably having a heart attack. Call the victim’s doctor, if you are requested to do so. HELP WITH MEDICATION MONITOR CONDITION Check and record the victim’s breathing, pulse, and level of consciousness until medical help arrives. HOME EMERGENCY GUIDE. 2003

STROKE LAY VICTIM DOWN Make the victim comfortable by laying her down and supporting her head and shoulders slightly with cushions or rolled-up blankets. Tilt her face to one side to allow any fluid to drain out of her mouth, and wipe her face with a washcloth. Alternatively, place something absorbent on her shoulder to soak up the fluid. Loosen restrictive clothing around her neck and chest. SUMMON HELP MONITOR VICTIM LAY VICTIM DOWN Make the victim comfortable by laying her down and supporting her head and shoulders slightly with cushions or rolled-up blankets. Tilt her face to one side to allow any fluid to drain out of her mouth, and wipe her face with a washcloth. Alternatively, place something absorbent on her shoulder to soak up the fluid. Loosen restrictive clothing around her neck and chest. SUMMON HELP MONITOR VICTIM HOME EMERGENCY GUIDE. 2003

ASTHMA ATTACK CALM VICTIM Sit the victim down in a comfortable position. Leaning forwards is usually best. PROVIDE MEDICATION Give the victim her reliever inhaler, and ask her to take a dose. REPEAT THE DOSE Tell her to inform her doctor if the attack was unusually severe. CALM VICTIM Sit the victim down in a comfortable position. Leaning forwards is usually best. PROVIDE MEDICATION Give the victim her reliever inhaler, and ask her to take a dose. REPEAT THE DOSE Tell her to inform her doctor if the attack was unusually severe. HOME EMERGENCY GUIDE. 2003

EYE FOREIGN OBJECT SIGN & SYMPTOM Eye pain or discomfort Blurred vision Red or watering eye EXAMINE EYE Sit the victim down so that she is facing the light. Using two fingers, gently separate the upper and lower eyelids so that you can examine the eye. FLUSH OUT OBJECT If you can see something floating on the white of the eye or trapped under the lower lid, try to flush it out with clean water. LIFT OFF OBJECT Do not use any pressure INSPECT UPPER EYELID Look under the upper eyelid to see if a foreign object has lodged there. To remove it, ask the victim to grasp the upper lashes and pull the eyelid over the lower one. SEEK MEDICAL HELP SIGN & SYMPTOM Eye pain or discomfort Blurred vision Red or watering eye EXAMINE EYE Sit the victim down so that she is facing the light. Using two fingers, gently separate the upper and lower eyelids so that you can examine the eye. FLUSH OUT OBJECT If you can see something floating on the white of the eye or trapped under the lower lid, try to flush it out with clean water. LIFT OFF OBJECT Do not use any pressure INSPECT UPPER EYELID Look under the upper eyelid to see if a foreign object has lodged there. To remove it, ask the victim to grasp the upper lashes and pull the eyelid over the lower one. SEEK MEDICAL HELP CHEMICAL RINSE EYE If the victim cannot open his eye, use your finger and thumb to gently separate the two eyelids. Hold the affected eye under gently running cold water for at least 10 minutes. Be careful that water being rinsed from the injured eye does not drain into the other eye or splash either you or the victim. If it is easier, use a jug or glass to pour water onto the eye. SEEK MEDICAL HELP RINSE EYE If the victim cannot open his eye, use your finger and thumb to gently separate the two eyelids. Hold the affected eye under gently running cold water for at least 10 minutes. Be careful that water being rinsed from the injured eye does not drain into the other eye or splash either you or the victim. If it is easier, use a jug or glass to pour water onto the eye. SEEK MEDICAL HELP

BLEEDING CONTROL BLOOD FLOW If necessary, remove or cut away any clothing to expose the wound. Press the wound firmly for 10 minutes, or longer if necessary, until the bleeding stops. Cover the injury with a sterile wound dressing, a clean pad if you have one, or with your hand. LAY VICTIM DOWN SECURE DRESSING Bandage the wound dressing firmly but not too tightly CONTROL BLOOD FLOW If necessary, remove or cut away any clothing to expose the wound. Press the wound firmly for 10 minutes, or longer if necessary, until the bleeding stops. Cover the injury with a sterile wound dressing, a clean pad if you have one, or with your hand. LAY VICTIM DOWN SECURE DRESSING Bandage the wound dressing firmly but not too tightly If blood seeps through the dressing, cover it with another one. If bleeding continues, remove both dressings and apply a fresh one. SUMMON HELP MONITOR VICTIM Watch for signs of shock If blood seeps through the dressing, cover it with another one. If bleeding continues, remove both dressings and apply a fresh one. SUMMON HELP MONITOR VICTIM Watch for signs of shock HOME EMERGENCY GUIDE. 2003

NOSE BLEED If, after 30 minutes, the nose is still bleeding, take her to the hospital. Keep her leaning forward. CLEAN VICTIM When the bleeding has stopped, clean the blood away with lukewarm water, ensuring that the victim is still leaning forward. Tell the victim to rest for a while. Advise her not to blow her nose as it could disturb the blood clots. If, after 30 minutes, the nose is still bleeding, take her to the hospital. Keep her leaning forward. CLEAN VICTIM When the bleeding has stopped, clean the blood away with lukewarm water, ensuring that the victim is still leaning forward. Tell the victim to rest for a while. Advise her not to blow her nose as it could disturb the blood clots. CONTROL BLEEDING Seat the victim with her head leaning forward over a bowl. Ask her to pinch her nose just below the bridge and to breathe through her mouth. If the victim is a child, pinch it for her. Tell her to avoid coughing, spitting, sniffing, swallowing, or speaking, since any of these actions could disturb a blood clot. ASSESS SITUATION After 10 minutes, release the pressure on the victim’s nose. If the bleeding continues when the pressure is released, pinch her nose for 10 more minutes. CONTROL BLEEDING Seat the victim with her head leaning forward over a bowl. Ask her to pinch her nose just below the bridge and to breathe through her mouth. If the victim is a child, pinch it for her. Tell her to avoid coughing, spitting, sniffing, swallowing, or speaking, since any of these actions could disturb a blood clot. ASSESS SITUATION After 10 minutes, release the pressure on the victim’s nose. If the bleeding continues when the pressure is released, pinch her nose for 10 more minutes.

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