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Chapter 1. Everyone should know first aid. Fast Facts. Over 40 million injury related visits were made to U.S. Hospitals emergency departments Injuries resulted in more that 160,000 deaths in the U.S. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fast Facts
Over 40 million injury related visits were made to U.S. Hospitals emergency departments
Injuries resulted in more that 160,000 deaths in the U.S.
More than 70 million people in the U.S have cardiovascular disease. Causes about 700,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, this accounts for over 33% deaths annually
You and the emergency medical system
Step 1: Recognize that an emergency Exists
Step 2: Decide to ActStep 3: Activate the EMS SystemStep 4 Give Care Until Help Arrives
Step 1: Recognize that an Emergency Exists
Your senses – hearing, sight, and smelling may help recognize an emergency– Unusual sights– Unusual appearances or behaviors– Unusual odors– Unusual Noises
Step 2: Decide to Act
After you recognize that there has been an emergency , you need to act
Most people don’t act do to:– Presence of other people– Unsure of the ill or injured person’s
condition– Type of injury or illness– Fear of catching a disease
Step 2: Continued
Most people don’t act do to
– Fear of doing something wrong
– Fear of being sued– Being unsure of when to call
9-1-1
Step 3: Activate the EMS System
By calling 9-1-1Local emergency number
– Some places you have to dial 9 before calling out(schools, hotels, offices, etc.)
Step4: Give Care Until Help Arrives
If you are prepared for unseen emergencies, you can ensure that care begins as soon as possible for
Always get permission to give care – Yourself– Family– Fellow citizens
If you are trained first aid, you can give help right away
– First aid can be the difference between life and death– Always get permission to give care, this is referred to as
consent
Good Samaritan Law
NJ is a GOOD SAMARITAN law State Law usually protects citizens who act the same way
that a, – RESONABLE and PRUDENT person would
Move a person only if the persons life were in danger Ask a conscious person for permission before giving care Check the person for life threatening conditions before giving
care Continue to give care until more highly trained personnel arrive
Good Samaritan Law
Laws were developed to encourage people to help others in emergency situations
Require the GOOD SAMARITAN to use– common sense – reasonable level of skill– Provide only the type of emergency first aid for
which he or she is trained
HIV, AIDS, and YOU
Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome– Conditioned caused by HIV
When HIV gets in to the body it damages the Immune systems that are supposed to fight infections.
Virus can grow quietly for months or even years People with HIV might not feel or look sick People with AIDS eventually develop life threatening
infections, which can cause death There is no current vaccine for HIV, prevention is the
best tool
Transmission of HIV During First Aid
2 ways for HIV to be transmitted during first aid care– Unprotected direct contact with infected blood
Responder can contract HIV if they directly touched the infected person’s body fluids
– Unprotected indirect contact with infected blood HIV can be transmitted the responder picking up a blood
soaked bandaged with the bare hand and the blood could enter through a cut
First Aid Precautions with HIV
HIV transmission during first aid situation is very low
Always protect yourself from disease transmission– See page 6 in the book
Cleaning up a blood spill
Clean up spill immediately Use disposable gloves Wipe up the spill with Paper towels After area has been wiped up flood the area
with solution, and allow it to stand for at least 10 minutes
Dispose of all contaminated materials, try to put it into a labeled biohazard container
Be prepared
Keep medical info about you and your family in a handy place
Keep all emergency numbers in a handy place
Keep a first aid kit handy Learn and practice CPR Learn and practice how
to use an AED
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