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First Aid
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What is First Aid ?? It is the immediate assistance or care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly became ill, from the moment of the accident until availability of specialized medical care.
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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
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Always remember : Chain of survival
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Who should we help first ??
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What to do first ?? Stop think act
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A : Assess the scene !!! Before performing any First Aid, Check for:
1. Electrical hazards 2. Chemical hazards 3. Noxious & Toxic gases 4. Ground hazards 5. Fire 6. Unstable equipment
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Barriers Use ( always protect your self )
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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 )
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How to perform Primary assessment:
ABCD’S of the lifeline B= Breathing A= Airway open Assess scene B D = Defibrillation D S A S=Shock management Spinal injury management Serious bleeding management C C = Circulation-Chest compression
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Check if the patient is conscious ?
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Call for the patient (ask if he is ok ??)
Tap on his shoulder twice to make sure he is unconscious Activate emergency call ask for patient permission for help
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How to perform Primary assessment:
ABCD’S of the lifeline B= Breathing A= Airway open Assess scene B D = Defibrillation D S A S=Shock management Spinal injury management Serious bleeding management C C = Circulation-Chest compression
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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.
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How to open air way ?? Use Head tilt-chin lift method and open the air way gently Chin left Head Tilt
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Why use Head tilt-chin lift method ?
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B : Breathing With air way is open you look ,listen and feel for breathing 1- Look toward chest 3-Feel if the chest is rises 2-Listen for the patient breath
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How to open closed air way ?
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C: Circulation - chest compression
CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation It’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
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CPR : allows you to breath for the patient and move there blood
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D: Defibrillation by AED (automated external defibrillator )
Early defibrillation is necessary to restore normal heartbeat AED
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