First Aid - Dukes

Define First Aid

Emergency care provided for injury or sudden illness before medical care is available

5Ps of First Aid

1. Preserve Life

2. Prevent Further Injury

3. Protect the Unconscious

4. Promote Recovery

5. Procure (Access) Medical Aid

List characteristics of a good First Aider

1. Tactful - shouldn’t be alarming

2. Observant - noticing all the signs

3. Resourceful

4. Gentle - shouldn’t cause further pain

5. Empathetic - comforting

Responsibilities of First Aider

Maintain Caring attitude, Maintain Composure, Maintain Up to date knowledge and skills

DRSABCD

• Danger

• Response 

  • C: Can you hear me

  • O: Open your eyes

  • W: What’s your name

  • S: Squeeze my handS

• Send

• Airway

• Breathing

• Chest Compressions

• Defibrillator

Describe the procedures for checking for danger

• Walk 360 circle around patient

• Use 5 senses

• Danger for yourself, casualty and people around

Outline different rescue breathing methods

• Mouth to mask

• Mouth to mouth

• Mouth to nose

• Mouth to nose AND mouth

• Mouth to stoma

Understand the sequential elements of the "Chain of survival"

Early Access, Early CPR, Early Defibrillation, Early ACLS —> enhance chance of survival of an individual

Define Minimal Impact

Way to make sure that large groups of people protect our natural areas by not changing the environment around them

Risk

Situation involving exposure to danger or harm

Focused on people, environment and activity

Risk Assessment

1. Establish Context

2. Identify Risk

3. Analyse Risk

4. Evaluate/Rank Risk

5. Treat Risk

6. Moniter and review risk regularly

Leave no Trace

• Leave the surrounding area the way we found it

• Plan Ahead

• Take nothing, leave nothing

• Not harming the surrounding environment

Real Risk

Actual exposure to potential harm, injury or severe danger

Perceived Risk

Illusion or feeling of danger when safety controls are high