Cousino Health Ed

1. Cousino Health Ed First Aid and CPR Unit

2. What is Covered • Consent: Actual and Implied • First Aid Kits • Universal Precautions • Cuts • Sudden Illness and Burns • Muscle, bone and joint injuries • Temperature realted illnesses • Reference: Lesson 69, pages 708-721

3. Remember the 3-C’s When treating an emergency • Check • Call • Care

4. Check • Check that the scene is safe for you. Be alert for hazards such as traffic, downed power lines, power equipment, and other hazards. • The important thing is to help the victim and not create more victims. • Check the victim from head to toe to assess injuries. • If possible, get the victim’s name and contact info.

5. Call • Call 911 or have someone else do it. Have the caller report back to you when they have made the call. • Give the 911 operator infomation about ivctim.

6. Care • First, obtain actual or implied consent.( Next Slide) • Then, care for the victim until help arrives.

7. Consent or Permission to Treat Actual Consent Implied Consent

8. Actual Consent • Oral or written permission from a mentally competent adult. • Often times consent is given by parents in advance for the adult in charge to treat the child in the event of an emergency.

9. Implied Consent • Assuming the victim would grant permission to receive first aid if he/she was capable to do so. • The victim is unconucious. • The victim is not mentally competent. • The victim is a child and there is no adult present to grant permission.

10. Universal Precautions-Protect Yourself!If it’s wet and not yours, It’s dangerous!

11. Universal Precautions • Wear disposable latex gloves. • Wash our hands • Use a face mask or shield when performing Rescue Breathing and CPR

12. Rescue Breathing and CPR First, Check for breathing and pulse For 5 seconds

13. If Victim is not Breathing • Give Two Rescue Breaths • Roll victim on their back • Open Airway by tilting head back • Use face mask or barrier • Pinch nose • Give two 1-second breaths, watch chest rise • Check for breathing

14. Head Tilt Position

15. If the chest does not rise Check for airway obstruction

16. If there is no breathing or pulse Begin CPR

17. CPR • 2 Breaths • 30 Compressions

18. CPR Hand Position

19. Keep doing CPR Until Victim Responds or help arrives Infant CPR is Similar

20. Rescue Breathing for infants & small children • Use small breaths

21. Infant Rescue Breathing

22. Infant CPR-Use 2 fingers Compress chest about 1/3 to ½ the depth of the chest

23. Rescue Breathing and CPR Practical Test • To pass, you must: • Check for breathing and pulse for 5 seconds. • Give 2 Rescue Breaths • 30 Compressions • Repeat

24. First Aid and CPR Written tests.

25. The end, for now