The Scene
The First step when we see an injury/accident
HAZARD CHECK!
Treatment for Shock!
WARTS!
Warmth
ABC's
Rest and Reassure
Treatment
Sitting position
Compression Ratio
30:2
You have no face mask/face shield and do not know the unconscious person but need to administer CPR
Hands only or compressions only CPR
You have a non-urgent patient, what are some options for medical help?
811
walk in clinic
advise to book appointment with primary care
If symptoms worsen, check they have a way to access emergency care
Alphabetically, the first steps of looking at responsiveness
ABC'S Airway, Breathing, Circulation
You find someone unconscious, soaking wet and next to a lake. You realise they are at risk for drowning and prepare for CPR, your first step is...
CPR for drowning = breaths first
Remove from puddle, dry chest, apply pads
Vitals to monitor while waiting for paramedics
Breathing
LOC
Pulse
Skin condition
Pupils
You come across someone providing first aid to an unconscious not breathing victim
Let the rescuer know you have first aid and ask how you can help
How long to look listen and feel for breathing?
8-10 seconds
Next table at a restaurant, person starts creating a lot of noise but is not speaking or yelling
Ask if they are choking and if you can help, start with Back blows
You are alone and do not have a cell phone. There is an unconscious toddler.
2 mins CPR
Crowd control - use another bystander to ensure privacy for victim
You are at the beach when you find an 8 year old child holding his foot with glass in it but no parent. Can you help?
Yes - consent is implied
Someone who is lying still, not moving under a ladder. What injury would you assume they have?
Should you move them?
Spinal Injury, don't move them!
Dave has lost feeling in the right side of his body; what acronym can we use to recognise his symptoms?
FAST!
Songs we can sing to keep rhythm for compressions (100-120BPM)
Staying alive
Another one bites the dust
Baby Shark
Call me maybe
Pulse checks only occur at this stage of our first aid process
Vitals/secondary assessment
You come across someone in a large pool of blood that is rapidly spurting from their upper arm
Direct pressure, dont remove first layer, tourniquet if cannot control bleed
After the hazard check, what other assessments do we need to make?
Primary and secondary assessments
Timmy is allergic to bees and was just stung. What is the treatment?
Epi Pen!
A bystander says they know how to do CPR and are happy to help
Switch out every 2 mins (5 rounds compressions:breaths)
You are helping someone who is choking and realise they are pregnant, how do you adapt for the safety of both mom and baby?
Chest thrusts instead of abdominal
AED has arrived to assist you with unconscious/not breathing victim. They have a pacemaker under their skin on the upper left hand side of their chest.
Continue to apply pads - pad placement is upper right, lower left so pacemaker is not in the way of pad placement