First Aid

What is First Aid ?? It is the immediate assistance or It is the immediate assistance or

care given to a person who has care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly became been injured or suddenly became

ill, from the moment of the accident ill, from the moment of the accident until availability of specialized until availability of specialized

medical care.medical care.

Why helping others in need??

save or restore patient life reduce patient recovery time Make difference between a patient having

a temporary or lifelong disability

save life or life long disability

Always remember :

Chain of survival

Who should we help first ??

What to do first ??

Stop think act

A : Assess the scene !!!

Before performing any First Aid, Before performing any First Aid, Check for:Check for: 1. Electrical hazards 2. Chemical hazards 3. Noxious & Toxic gases 4. Ground hazards 5. Fire 6. Unstable equipment

Barriers Use ( always protect your self )

First Aid

Primary Care Secondary Care

Primary care : Primary means first on series ( most important)

Is the caring for life-threatening conditions , the action you take abased upon your primary assessment is called (primary care )

How to perform Primary assessment:

ABCD’S of the lifeline

A= Airway open Assess scene

B= Breathing

C = Circulation-Chest compression

A

B

C

D

D = Defibrillation

S

S=Shock management

Spinal injury management

Serious bleeding management

Check if the patient is conscious ?

1. Call for the patient (ask if he is ok ??)

2. Tap on his shoulder twice to make sure he is unconscious

3. Activate emergency call

4. ask for patient permission for help

How to perform Primary assessment:

ABCD’S of the lifeline

A= Airway open Assess scene

B= Breathing

C = Circulation-Chest compression

A

B

C

D

D = Defibrillation

S

S=Shock management

Spinal injury management

Serious bleeding management

A :Air way open

You should open the patient airway , you need to do this because in unconscious patient the tongue often falls back and block the air way.

How to open air way ??

Use Head tilt-chin lift method and open the air way gently

Head Tilt

Chin left

Why use Head tilt-chin lift method ?

B : Breathing

With air way is open you look ,listen and feel for breathing

1- Look toward chest

2-Listen for the patient breath

3-Feel if the chest is rises

How to open closed air way ?

C: Circulation - chest compression

CPR: Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationIt’s the skill that combine chest compression with

rescue breathing

Oxygen-rich the blood from the lungs pumps the heart and delivered to cells through the body

CPR : allows you to breath for the patient and move there blood

D: Defibrillation by AED (automated external defibrillator )

Early defibrillation is necessary to restore normal heartbeat

AED