Expat Health - First Aid - 1 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 First Aid Immediate Treatments

Expat Health - First Aid - 2 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 First Aid and Immediate treatments Basic first aid can save lives in an emergency  stay calm and assess the situation  Do not put yourself in danger  Only help if it is safe to help  Assess the casualties  deal with anyone who is unconscious first  send for medical assistance as soon as possible

Expat Health - First Aid - 3 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 First aid procedure (Unconscious casualty) Not responding? Send for helpOpen airwayNot breathing? No pulse? Call breaths = 30 compressions 30 chest compressions

Expat Health - First Aid - 4 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 Examine B - Check For Responsiveness/ Unconsciousness Ask simple questions “Can you hear me?” Give simple orders “Press my hand.” If there is no reply and no response, the victim is unconscious.

Expat Health - First Aid - 5 REVISED: Barbey 05/ – Alert 999  Call for assistance or have someone alert the emergency medical service rapidly.

Expat Health - First Aid - 6 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 Treat the victim 1- Control Blood Loss 2- Open the Airway 3- Give Artificial Ventilation 4- Give External Chest Compressions (ECC) 5- Place in the Recovery Position 6- Keep under Observation CPR

Expat Health - First Aid - 7 REVISED: Barbey 05/ Treating: Control Blood Loss  B- For important and complicated external bleeding (associated with a fracture or foreign body):  use indirect pressure.  This requires applying pressure  to the appropriate pressure point.  Brachial pressure point = Inner part of the upper arm (Used to stop bleeding in hand, forearm and arm) Femoral pressure point = Groin (Used to stop bleeding in thigh, leg, foot) Brachial Femoral Controlling Bleeding

Expat Health - First Aid - 8 REVISED: Barbey 05/ Treating: The Recovery Position  For the unconscious casualty who is breathing and is reactive. Prevents obstruction of the airway by saliva or the tongue. YouTube - The Recovery Position

Expat Health - First Aid - 9 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 First Aid Treatments (Conscious casualties)  Fractures  Bandaging

Expat Health - First Aid - 10 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 Other Injuries = Fractures  Immobilize the fractured limb  Immobilize the head if a fracture of the neck is suspected Whenever possible, never move an injured person before immobilization of fractured bone.

Expat Health - First Aid - 11 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 Fractures Splinting a fracture How to Use a Splint on a Lower Leg Fracture Supporting a broken arm YouTube - First aid: triangular bandage Supporting a shoulder injury How to Apply a Shoulder Sling

Expat Health - First Aid - 12 REVISED: Barbey 05/2003 Bandaging  Figure of 8 bandage technique  Figure 8 Bandage Figure 8 Bandage  Spiral bandage technique  Spiral Bandage Spiral Bandage  Elbow bandage  How To Bandage an Elbow How To Bandage an Elbow  Hand bandage  How To Bandage a Hand How To Bandage a Hand