First Aid Flashcards
is an immediate
treatment
administered to a
victim of injury or
illness before the
services of a doctors.”
First Aid
Keeping the patient
alive until the doctor
arrives”
First Aid
AIMS OF FIRST AID CAN BE
SUMMARIZE AS 4P’S
• Preserve Life
• Prevent further
injury
• Promote recovery
• Protect the
unconscious
CLASSIFICATION OF WOUNDS
Open and Close wounds
there is a break in the
skin or mucus
membrane
Open wound
Involves
underlying tissues
without a break in the
skin
Close wound
RESULTS FROM SCRAPING OF THE SKIN.”
Abrassion
CUTS, COMMONLY CAUSE BY SHARP
OBJECTS.”
Incised
JAGGED, IRREGULAR OR BLUNT
BREAKS OR TEARS IN THE SKIN.”
Lacerated
“IRREGULARLY CAUSED BY POINTED
OBJECTS.
Punctured
INVOLVE FORCIBLE SEPARATION OR
TEARING OF TISSUE FROM THE VICTIMS
BODY.
Avulsion
COMPLICATIONS OF
WOUNDS
Bleeding an Infection
continuous flowing of blood from the
wound.
Bleeding
the healing process is delayed by ______
Infection
TReatment for Close wounds (Rice)
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation