Sudden Emergencies
This is what to do if someone having a diabetic emergency doesn't improve within 10 minutes after giving them sugar.
What is:
call 911/EMS and give them more sugar if they are still able to swallow safely?
Signs & symptoms of heat stroke.
What are:
hot/dry skin; seizures; coma; rapid/shallow breathing; anxiety; altered behaviour; nausea & vomiting
Care steps for a person with an animal bite.
What is:
Try to get the person to safety
Treat any puncture wounds
Seek medical attention if the animal is stray or unknown to you, or if you suspect it might have rabies
Watch for signs and symptoms of infection
The guidelines to help someone take their medication.
What are:
Find the medication
Prepare the medication
Guide the person in taking the medication
Give life-saving medication
Signs that someone might be having a stroke.
What is: F.A.S.T.
Face
Arms
Speech
Time
These are the care steps for someone having a seizure.
What are:
Call 911
protect the person from injury by moving objects or furniture
Protect the person's head with a soft object?
This environmental emergency can be categorized as mild, moderate or severe.
What is hypothermia?
These are signs that someone is experiencing an opioid poisoning.
What is:
slowed or no breathing
chest tightness
extreme drowsiness or unresponsiveness
small pupils
needles or pill bottles near by
Name the vital signs we check in the secondary assessment.
What are:
Level of responsiveness
Breathing
Skin
What are the four basic types of bone, muscle and joint injuries.
-Strain
-Sprain
-Dislocation
-Fracture
Signs that someone is having a diabetic emergency.
What are changes in the level of responsiveness
changes in behaviour
rapid breathing
cool/pale/sweaty skin
appearance of intoxication
seizures
How to recognize swallowed poisons.
What are:
abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea?
The steps to remember when rolling a person into the recovery position.
What are:
support the head
roll the person in one unit
roll the person into a position so they will stay safely on one side
check ABC's after completing the roll
This is when to apply a Tourniquet.
The bleeding cannot be controlled with direct pressure.
You are unable to access the wound.
You must move the person and cannot maintain direct pressure.
Inability to think clearly, concentrate or focus on a task, hallucinations or delusions and obvious lack of motivation could be signs of this sudden medical emergency.
What is a mental health crisis?
These steps will increase heat production and body temperature when a person is cold-stressed.
What is:
reduce heat loss (add dry clothing)
provide high calorie food or drink
increase heat production (exercise)?
This poisoning can cause headaches, dizziness, confusion, altered level of responsiveness, weakness or fatigue and/or muscle cramps.
What is carbon monoxide poisoning?
What is the Willingness to Act
What are:
- The bystander effect
- Unpleasant injuries
- Fear of catching a disease
- Fear of doing something wrong or causing more harm
- Stigma/Bias
What is your role as a First Aider
Recognize the emergency.
Protect yourself and others.
Access help.
Act according to your skills and training.