Avoiding a lawsuit
As long as you act in what is considered a reasonable manner to help that person, this law can shield you from liability
What is the Good Samaritan Law
Emergency Medical Services
What is EMS?
Signs and Symptoms
Allergies
Medications
What is SAM
Blood flow to the part of the heart muscle is blocked
What is a heart attack?
Foods, toys, and/or household objects
What is chocking hazards
Permission from the injured or ill person, the permission from the injured or ill person's parent(s) to provide care to them or their child
What is consent
Personal Protection Equipment
What is PPE
If the person does not respond in any way and is not breathing or is only gasping
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is CPR
5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
What is caring for a person choking
Unusual Sights, odors, sounds, and/or behaviors
What is Signs of an emergency?
If the person responds (moving, opening his/her eyes, or moaning) and is breathing normally
What is a responsive person
Pain or discomfort is persistent, lasting longer than 3-5 minutes, or going away and then coming back
What is signs/symptoms of a heart attack?
position yourself to the side and slightly behind the person. For a child, you may need to kneel. Place one arm diagonally across the person’s chest (to provide support) and bend the person forward at the waist so that the person’s upper body is as close to parallel to the ground as possible. Firmly strike the person between the shoulder blades with the heel of your other hand. Each back blow should be separate from the others
What is how to give back blows?
Check the scene and the person
Call 911 or the designated emergency number
Care for the person
What is Emergency Action Steps?
Examining a persons' head and neck, shoulders, chest and abdomen, hips, legs and feat, and finally arms and hands
What is a head to toe check?
The hear stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain or other vital organs
What is Cardiac Arrest?
stand behind the person, with one foot in front of the other for balance and stability. If possible, place your front foot between the person’s feet. Wrap your arms around the person’s waist
What is how to give chest thrusts?
1) Decontaminate the exposed area
2) Report the exposure to the EMS personnel
3) If at a workplace- notify your supervisor and follow your companies' exposure control plan
What is Handling an Exposure Indecent
Adult: Extend the person's arm that is closest to you above the person's head, roll the person toward yourself onto his/her side so that the person's head rests on their extended arm, bend both the person's knees to stabilize the body
Baby: You can place the baby on his/her side as you would and adult, or you can hold the baby face-down along your forearm, supporting the baby's head and neck and keeping the mouth and nose clear
What is a recovery position?
What is Signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest?