Safety Practices in Outdoor Recreation Flashcards

Flashcards on Safety Practices in Outdoor Recreation

Danger (D in DRSABC)

Always check first the danger and source of injury. Make sure the surroundings are safe and out of danger, otherwise, you will also allow yourself to be a victim.

Responsiveness (R in DRSABC)

Can the casualty hear your voice? Can they open and close their eyes? Are there movements? Do they respond to touch?

Send (S in DRSABC)

Send help or shout for help.

Airway (A in DRSABC)

Is the person's airway clear? If the person is not responding and is unconscious, check airway by opening the mouth and having a look inside.

Breathing (B in DRSABC)

Make sure that the victim is breathing by looking at breathing signs, listening to exhales, and feeling air coming out of the mouth or nose.

CPR (C in DRSABC)

If an adult is unconscious, no pulse, and not breathing, perform CPR until the emergency personnel or medics arrive.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

A life saving technique that is administrated when the breathing and heartbeat of a person stop, such as in drowning and heart attack.

Compression (CAB Method)

Restoration of blood circulation.

Airway (CAB Method)

Clearing of airway.

Breathing (CAB Method)

Breath for the person

Sprains

Injuries that involve the stretching or tearing of the ligament. This usually occurs when a joint is overextended from its usual range of motion.

Strains

The twisting or pulling of a muscle or tendon. This usually happens when a muscle is stretched and suddenly contracts, such as when one is running or jumping.

Fracture

Involves the breaking of a bone.

Grade I

Mild sprains and strains and involves minor tearing of a ligament or muscle.

Grade II

Involves the partial tearing of the ligament or muscle.

Grade III

Refers to severe injury that involves the complete tearing of the ligament or muscle.

Concussion

A traumatic brain injury that is often caused by a blow or bump to the head or body.

Hyperthermia

A condition where the body produces or absorbs heat more than it can dissipate.

Heat Cramps

Usually happen during heavy activity in a hot environment.

Heat Exhaustion

When water is not sufficient for the body's demand in a particular outdoor activity, the body becomes dehydrated and salt-depleted. This results in nausea, faintness, a weak rapid pulse and/or cold, and sweaty skin.

Heat Stroke

The most serious degree of hyperthermia.

Hypothermia

Occurs when the body chills faster than the body's ability to produce heat due to exposure to cold, wet/or windy weather. This generally occurs in temperatures of less than 35°C.

Barotrauma

A serious injury that can occur because of pressure differences between the body's air-filled cavities and the water.

Decompression Sickness (DCS)

A serious deep water diving related injury. It happens when divers fail to follow prescribed dive profiles, and it can also happen after a rapid ascent.

Urushiol

A substance found in plants like poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, and wood nettle which causes a rash.

HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema)

Fluids accumulated in the lungs and make breathing breathing extremely difficult due to ascent into higher altitudes out spaces the body's ability to adjust to those altitudes.

HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema)

Refers to the build up of fluid in the brain causing swelling and changing the person's mental state due to ascent into higher altitudes out spaces the body's ability to adjust to those altitudes.