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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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Triage is a system of grading the seriousness of a situation. It often as 5 levels. Level 1 often involves things that are almost too little to deal with (such as a stuffy nose and a cough). Level 5 often involves what is too difficult to treat (like someone dying of late stage cancer). So normally, you'd want to prioritize the higher levels except for the highest.
What are the Characteristics of first aider?
My idea to just combined these different answers from my research :)
Characteristics of a Good First-aider:
1. Gentle - should not cause pain
2. Observant - should notice all signs
3. Resourceful - should make the best use of things at hand.
4. Tactful - should not alarm the victim.
5. Sympathetic - should be comforting
6. Empathetic - has the ability to understand the feelings & emotions of the victim.
7. Respectable - so they will believe & trust you as a first-aider.
8. Cheerful - inspires & develops confidence to the victim
9. Ongoing education - must learn how to operate new and improved equipment and get re-certified every few years based on the requirements in a state.
What is the first aid for a leg fracture?
Remember that First Aid is all about stabilization and transport -- we aren't going to actually treat a leg fracture in the field. That said...
- Check patient for airway, breathing, cardiac, bleeding, and determine if the fracture is compound.
- If compound apply a dressing to the wound and control bleeding.
- Splint the leg for immobility, taking care not to move the bone ends any more than is absolutely necessary.
- When bones break (and especially the femur), they often release fat into the bloodstream, which in turn can cause some disorientation and panic -- be ready for this and restrain if necessary.
- Treat for shock, elevate legs above the heart if it's easy, and transport.
If you're in the field and can't get transport, secure the patient to a litter (Stokes if you have one: fashion a travois from branches if you don't), and transport to the nearest help. Make sure you maintain the patient's body temp and hydration. Administer pain control if you have that capability. If you are in a place such as a mountain or a dessert (doing extreme sports), always ensure you have a means of communication and that you inform the right people before doing it your plans.
Reducing a compound fracture in the field is beyond the scope of this reply.
** In cases of femur fractures, the body may lose two pints of blood from your circulatory system and may send the victim into shock, in order to help the pain of a femur fracture, pull by the foot, it will initially hurt but the victim will be relieved that their bones are no longer crunching. Do not release this until emergency personnel come with a traction splint.
What should you do if poked by a Pyracantha thorn?
Don't use bad language (if anyone can hear you). Do help it bleed if it penetrated the skin. There is nothing poisonous about it, but some individuals may have a reaction to any puncture. These thorns are straight and stiff, often hidden along the stems by leaves, and will easily penetrate cloth or even leather gloves. They do not cover the stems and are not hooked to grab you, like rose or blackberry thorns, so can be avoided when handling the plant. But any accidental movement, of you or a branch, can give you worse than a poke. Its name translates as Fire Thorn.
What care should you give to a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough speak or breathe?
You should use the heimlich manuver. Stand behind the patient, wrap your arms around their mid-section and grasp your other hand. Make a fist with one hand and grasp it with the other, placing your thumbknuckle in. Pull up and in briskly from about their navel. Do this repeatedly until the object is expelled. If it isn't and they pass out, guide them to the floor and put them on their back. Straddle the patient at the hips, making a fist with one hand and grasping it with the other, place them just above the navel and push briskly with force, up and in. Do it three times then stop and look in their mouth for the object. Remove it if you find it. if you don't, keep it up. Of coarse, you should have called for or had someone else call for an ambulance when you started.
How do you save a person drowning using nonswimming rescues?
A drowning person can be saved by not swimming if there is a floatation device with a rope nearby that can be thrown to them. Any sturdy pole can be extended for the drowning person to grab onto.
no there not because if they were they wouldn't sell them at the store.
Why is interlocking your fingers during cardiac compression important?
the interlocking motion is good because it centers the motion when you are doing the compressions
Seems to me that would only make the problem worse. I'm sure various skin creams and emollients would be better.
What to do when bump size of golf ball above eye?
If it is an injury, put a cold pack on it, ten minutes at a time, several times a day. If it is not an injury, see a doctor, in case it might be a tumor or something.
Do you have to train your employees in first aid?
yes you do because some of the employees don't know how to use a first aid kit
How do you reduce a burning sensation on knife cut fingers caused by red chilly powder?
Wash thoroughly with soap and water. Dry. Apply triple antibiotic cream. Cover with Band-Aid.
Do you attend a formal first aid course before you can give first aid to a stranger?
You should have some first aid training before helping someone, but then again, you can still help someone of you don't have training. You just have to be careful not to try to do anything drastic. Give them some very simple help until someone who can do more for them comes along. Get yourself some first aid training if you can.
What will you do when you get stranded?
Depending on where I am stranded I generally call roadside assistance or a cab.
Can you use liquid bandage in a nostril?
No because it blocks the airflow in your nose and that can kill you.
Is it better to use a needle rather than a strait pin to remove a splinter?
Try tweezers first.
If that doesn't work, then DEFINITELY use a needle.
Make sure it's cleaned and disinfected first. (:
How do you write first aid room in Punjabi?
I believe the word does not exist. Similarly to why a hospital in Asia is called a 'hospital'.
Anywhere, no.
If the mouth of the child comes into contact with the spot of application of the product, you should be watchful of the baby for unhealthy fits, and if one occurs, make sure your doctor knows he may have consumed minute amounts of it.
Can rubbing alcohol be used on wood?
yes but it will not do much. If you are wondering wether it will kill bacteria or blood on wood, then i would say most probably not as wood absorbs fluids/bacteria.
What is the meaning of 'Lionel' when referring to first aid?
Location of incident
Incident details - what happened?
Other information/services that may be required.
Number of injured
Extensive injuries
Location of casualty - are they up scaffolding, or did they fall down a cliff?
Leave the nail file exactly where it is. The doctor will have to either examine the patient to determine the best way to remove the file, or he will have to have the patient x-rayed first. Otherwise, it could be fatal for the patient, depending on where in the chest the nail file is stuck.
What do you not put on a burn?
Do not put butter or oils on a burn. Run the burn under cold water, that's all.
What treatment will a burn patient receive for a burn?
Fluids are replaced there through an IV. This is vital since a patient in shock will die unless those lost fluids are replaced quickly. Antibiotics are given to combat infection since the burns make the body vulnerable to infection.
