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First Aid
First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a lay person to a sick or injured casualty until definitive medical treatment can be accessed.
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What is a emergency care assitant or ECA?
Basically an EMT. Their job is the same as a paramedic just on a less advanced level. '
Hence the part of the phrase "assistant". Most ECA's receive extra training to become paramedics after about 3 - 5 years experience
In which heat emergency should you apply cool packs to the neck groin and armpits?
Either heat stroke (the more serious condition) or heat exhaustion (potentially a precursor to heat stroke) may be treated with cool packs.
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Heat exhaustion (aka heat stress) is hyperthermia (overheating) brought on by dehydration (excessive water loss). It can be initiated by hot environmental temperatures, or limited fluids, or inadequate salt intake.
Treatment for heat exhaustion includes:
- moving the victim to cooler, shaded location
- loosen/remove clothing
- apply ice packs: neck, groin, armpits
- drink 1-2 quarts of fluids
Contraindicated are old treatments which included alcohol bath/rub and administering salt tablets.
What should be written in acknowledgement and preface on first aid?
ask some other site. this site is rubbish.
It depends on how badly your ankle is sprained.
Keep the affected limb below the level of the heart to decrease the spread of venom.
Call an ambulance and go to hospital quickly.
Make sure not to panic, because in some snake bites (hemotoxic or hemorrhagic venom) this can make blood flow faster increasing the spread of venom. Stay calm.
Fact.. You are more likely to avoid being bitten directly if you wear long pants and ankle height boots when walking in areas suspected of snakes.
Keep it still, ice it, keep it slightly lower than the rest of the body. Then move them as fast as you can to the nearest hospital.
Keep it lower than the victims heart - and apply a pressure bandage to the bite area. This will slow the spread of venom through the bloodstream. Do NOT us a tourniquet - as when it's released the body will get a massive dose of venom.
Apply a pressure bandage to the bite area - NEVER use a tourniquet ! Immobilize the limb to slow down bloodflow, and thus the spread of venom through the body.
What happens when you fall down a flight of stairs?
The damage done to the person might be affected by the fact that they might be falling backwards or forwards. If the person falls backwards they might hurt their spinal cord or their butt but if a person falls forwards then they might hurt their face or chest or any other vital organs in their body. Also they might not suffer high pains if they fell down 2 or 3 stairs but if they fall down half a flight of the whole flight of stairs then they might be hurt pretty bad.
When do you use WARTS in first aid swimming?
Anyone should use the acronym WARTS when ever the victim is in shock. WARTS stands for Warmth, Airway, Rest and Reassurance, Treatment and Semi-prone position. To do WARTS first you ask for a towel or a blanket. Then check their airway by putting your ear to their mouth and placing one hand on the forehead and one on the chin, meanwhile examine their stomach to see if they are breathing well; if it moves up and down as average. Rest and reassurance is basically speaking that you check to see if they are okay. Treatment is when you treat them so basically if they have asthma make them purse their lips and breath through them if they have a cut pressure it. While doing all of this constantly talk to your victim to make yourself seem friendly and not a stranger tell them about yourself; age and name. Semi-prone is when you lift their right leg up and un-cross the left arm then cross the right arm and roll, and be sure the victim is away from the water.
What is the first aid for a first dergee burns?
For first and second degree burns, you can run the burn under cool water. You can also apply an ice pack or some Aloe Vera gel/spray. For third and electrical burns, you call 911. Then you cover the burn with a sterile bandage. DO NOT apply ointments, gels, or creams. DO NOT run under water or apply ice. DO NOT attempt to remove the clothing from affected area.
Can you swim with a dog bite wound?
It depends on the water, no matter what you should have the wound covered, but in pond water i wouldn't suggest it, but in a pool it wouldn't be to dangerous but use caution, it could burn you because of the chemicals, plus if there's a lifeguard they wouldn't let you in.
What are the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider?
- Indentified the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
What is the use of a triangular sling in a first aid kit?
It's used to sling up an arm if it's broken or something along those lines.
What do you mean by first aid?
First Aid is medical care provided before the experts arrive. It could include bandaging a wound, splinting a broken wound, or putting ointment on a burn. A first aid kit usually contains bandages, splints, antibiotic ointment, and allergy medication. It is meant to keep you alive until the EMS or doctors can give you expert care.
The delivery of immediate on-scene care in order to stablize the patient and, if necessary, prepare for and effect transport to a site where more extensive aid can be conducted.
If you are stung by a bee in a vein is it worse?
I DO NOT KNOW. iT PROBABLY FEELS LIKE STICK ABIG RED WRAPPER TO YOUR FOR - HEAD.
What would you not do for a second degree burn?
There are not many things you would not do. Unlike a 3rd degree, you can put gels on it.
First aid awareness campaign strategy for senior citizens?
With a first aid awareness campaign for seniors, your goal is to make the information easy to understand. Break the information up into segments so that they are not confused during the presentation.
To be fully prepared fo emergency situations you should?
To be prepared for emergency situations, it would be advisable to have a fire extinguisher in your house (in all rooms if possible), a first aid kit, a backpack with food, water, compass, map, blankets, flashlights, and maybe even a sleeping bag.
Why does skin around a wound turned white?
This is known as peri-wound maceration - when the surrounding skin retains too much moisture. The moisture may come from the wound itself or from excessive sweating. It occurs frequently, but can increase the risk of infection and prolong healing.
How much hornet stings does it take to kill you?
It only takes ten but you would have to be mentally impaired to mess with those gigantic hornets
What is the use of first aid in a science lab and school?
To keep people safe, it's just a safety precaution.
What do you do for a bad sprain?
RICE...Rest,ice,compress,elevate. Stop what you are doing and rest. Place ice on the injury site for the first 24 hours, heat thereafter. Compress the site to minimize internal bleeding and thus, reducing swelling. Elevate the injured limb, again to minimize internal bleeding.
What are the dey benefits of reassuring a conscious patient requiring first aid or medical help?
The answer is:
d. To make him/her feel good
This is a tricky question as saliva it's self is an antibacterial, that's why cats and animals lick their wounds. However if one person bites someone else than your saliva works as lets a poison, helping cause infection. So if it is your wound you can lick it but please do not go around lick peoples wounds. It is also a low risk of getting aids if you have a cut in your mouth and you lick someone you is HIV+ blood. so yea don't lick peoples wounds.
