FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS RS12.13 ALKALERI UNIT COMMAND FIRST AID ADMINISTRATION AND CASUALTY HANDLING PRESENTED BY ARC MANU I GADAM First aid is the immediate treatment given to an injured person or someone that suddenly falls ill, before the arrival of medical personnel. First aid treatment is mostly rendered in an emergency situation. It involves careful application of accepted principles of treatment using facilities available to the first aider (First Responder). The aims of first aid are: To preserve the victim’s life To prevent the condition from worsening To promote recovery To assure the victim by comforting him and relieving the pain. General Rules of First Aid The first things to do in first aid procedure in order of importance are: Remove casualty from the danger or remove danger from casualty. Assess the victim and treat the most urgent casualties at an accident scene. DR ABC of First Aid DR Danger Removed: remove casualty from danger or danger from casualty and make sure that the entire scene is safe. A Airways: check to ascertain that the victim’s airway is open. B Breathing: check to make sure that the victim is breathing. C circulation: be sure of blood circular by feeling the victim’s pulse. Airway – is he breathing? If he does not reply to questions and is not breathing then: loosen any tight clothing around his chest and neck. Check to see if there is any blockage in his mouth or windpipe. Clear out if possible. Bleeding – if the victim is bleeding heavily, undertake arterial bleeding control by putting pressure on arterial pressure points or by use of tourniquet, which is tying a bandage immediately below the wound, making sure it is only tight enough to allow the insertion of the little finger under it so as to not to restrict blood flow to the extremities which could become dangerous. However, if the bleeding is not heavy, use your hand to apply pressure over the wound using a clean cloth for 5-10 minutes. In addition, raise the bleeding part above the heart level if is a limb. Consciousness – is he conscious? If he is breathing and answers questions, then lie the victim on his back and keep him warm. If he is breathing but does not answer question, then put him in the recovery position to stop him chocking on his own blood, tongue or vomit. Ensure that victim’s blood is carefully handled so that it does not come in direct contact with your blood. The recovery position Place the victim on his back on a level surface Kneel beside him. Loosen any tight clothing Extend the arm and leg nearest to you. His elbow and knee should be slightly bent Turn his head towards you Grip his far shoulder and upper thigh and gently pull him towards you so that he rolls on to his front Pull his jaw forward to make sure that his tongue is at the front of his mouth and not blocking his airway. Fracture management/mobilization A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. A bone fracture can be as a result of high force impact or stress or trivial injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as bone cancer. The aim of early fracture management is to control hemorrhage, provide pain relief, prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury and remove potential sources of contamination. Once this is accomplished, fracture re union would be optimize and potential complications is minimize
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:59:21 +0000
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