First Aid

Leading Causes of Death 2022

Hearth Disease: 26.2%

Cancer: 22.7%

Unintentional injuries: 8.5%

COVID-19: 6.9%

Goals

Do no harm

Provide care that minimize the effects of the injury/illness

Using these skills can make the difference between life and death

Good Samaritan Law

Protects someone who provides aid to an injured person in an emergency

Basic Principles

Stay Calm

Assess the environment

Call for help

Obtain consent to treat victim

Try to determine what happened

Practice standard precautions

Basic Principles 2

Enlist help of bystanders

Do not move the victim unless the situation is unsafe

Reassure victim

Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink

Do not discuss the victims condition with observers at the scene

Adult Out of Hospital Chain of Survival

Recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system

Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation with an emphasis on chest compressions

Rapid defibrillation

Basic and advanced emergency medical services

Advanced life support and post-cardiac arrest care

Pediatric Chain of Survival