First Thing On any Medical
Scene Safety
What is the purpose of pressure bandages when a person is bleeding?
To stop or control the bleeding
Triangular bandage
Ambulances
BLS
AlS
Difference?
Basic life support
Advanced Life Support
Head truma
physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms
concussion
Heart Attack
Primary cause of hyperthermia?
Overexposure to heat
What is the first step you should do if you find someone with hypothermia?
Move the person out of the cold and remove wet clothing
A team specialized in emergency response unit that provides rapid medical care and safe extraction for injured or incapacitated personnel, particularly in wildland firefighting and other high-risk operations.
(REMS)
Rapid Emergency Medical Support
Defined as "a rigid or flexible device that maintains in position a displaced or movable part; also used to keep in place and protect an injured part"
Splint
Uncontrolled Muscle Movements
Sudden Loss or Altered Consciousness
Loss of Bodily Control
Seizure
You encounter a victim with a burn on the right leg that contains small blisters and is extremely pinkish-red and moist. The victim is in severe pain. Which type of burn that the patient have?
Second degree burns
What is the first step in treating poisoning?
Who You Gonna Call?
Identify
1-800-222-1222
Mechanical, system lowers a rescuer (and optionally a victim) on a cable from the helicopter, then lifts them back into the aircraft
Hoist
A superficial burn affecting only the top layer of skin, causing redness, pain, and minor swelling without blisters.
A condition that occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted by a blood clot, resulting in the death of brain cells.
Stroke
Dressings are recommended for acute wounds to:
Keep the wound clean
What should you do if you suspect someone is experiencing alcohol poisoning?
9-11, Keep air way clear, Put on side (vomit)
A rescuer is lowered from a hovering helicopter on a static rope to a victim, then the victim is secured and hoisted back into the aircraft
Short Haul
What should you do if someone is unresponsive but breathing?
Recovery position
Raccoon eyes
Battle Signs
Possible Skull Fracture
What is the general first aid treatment for a chemical burn?
Remove the chemical and cover with a bandage
Which of the following is the most common cause of food poisoning?
Bacteria
Where to get supplies after a medical emergency?
An Ambulance,
A spinal injury can lead to:
Which Kinda of Shock?
Neurogenic shock