personal skills (first aid) 💀

define first aid

the immediate temporary care given to someone whos injured or ill

what are the 4 aims of first aid

1. perserve life

2. prevent further injury

3. promote recovery

4. protect the unconsious

who can you call for emergency assistance

000 or 112

what info do you give

ambulence or police, whats your location, what is the emergency, stay on the line

define DRSABCD

danger, responce, send for help, airways, breathing, cpr, dephibrilator

define COWS and what is it used for

can you hear me, open your eyes, whats your name, squeeze my hand. this is used to asses response

how to check airways

open the mouth and look for any objects, make sure you done push anything in

what numbers can you call for help

000 or 112

how many compressions to breaths do you use when doing CPR

30 compresions to 2 breaths, 1/3 of the chest

how do you asses breathing

lean to the chest and place your hand on their stomach and listen for 10 seconds or longer

what do you do when somone is choking

encourage them to cough and then if there is no improvement preform 5 back blows

what to for severe bleeding

DRABCD

Apply pressure to the wound and apply gauze

what to do for an insect bite (bee)

remove stinger on an angle

what to do for a jellyfish sting

soak the sting in warm water

what to do for a stinray sting

leave barb in and call for help

what is diffrerent when performing CPR on a child to an adult

when preforming CPR on a child, you use 1 hand instead of two hands

how do you do CPR on a baby

you use 2 fingers and when doing the breaths you blow lightly

what dose RICE stand for

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

when do you use RICE

when you are treating a injured bone/sprain