1.Basic First Aid Emergency Procedures

2. Your Nurse Educator
3. Your Role
Recognize signs of sudden illness and trauma
React appropriately
Remain calm
Welfare of the individual is a priority
Activate EMS
Perform Basic First Aid
4. 4 Goals of Basic First Aid
1.Keep the person alive
2.Prevent condition from getting worse
3.Help promote recovery from injury or illness
4.Ensure victim receives medical careASAP
5. 1. Name and phone number
2. Location and number of victims
3.Any special circumstances or conditions
What Happened
4.What is being done for the victim
6. Always Check The Scene For Safety
Check head to toe
Assess for breathing and responsiveness
Do you ever move a victim?
Can some one refuse care?
7. New Hope Communitys Emergency Procedure
1.Safety of the individual
2.Assess illness or injury (emergency or non-emergency)
3.Call
4.On campus activate blue light
5.The blue light will activate an alarm in neighboring homes that assistance is needed
6. On Campus notify the on-call nurse
701- 7758
8. 7.IRA (off campus) call caseload nurse as soon as possible
8.Stay with the person, perform first aid, reassure and comfort.
9.Notify Manager as soon as possible.
First Aid supplies areavailable in all programs. Emergency first aid supplies are found in the top of the PPE box
9. If you are ever in doubt if a
situation is an emergency or not
Call
10. Injuries
11. Prevent Disease Transmission
12. Bleeding
Minor abrasion

Clean area with soap and water

13. Cover with sterile bandage 14. Do not applytriple antibiotic ointment 15. Keep area clean and dryObserve for signs of infection

Redness, swelling , tender to touch, drainage

16. Notify your nurse at the first sign of infection