Mapeh - ALL ABOUT FIRST AID Flashcards
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an immediate action given to a person who experiences any type of injuries while waiting for the medical assistance to arrive. This also brings relief from pain and prevent medical conditions from deteriorating until more advanced care arrives. It can mean the difference between life and death in extreme cases.
First Aid
is the person or rescuer who administers first aid. Being a first aider comes with roles and responsibilities.
First Aider
Objectives of First Aid
1.To save and prolong lives
2. To lessen the victim’s suffering
3. To prevent further injuries
is a piece of sterile cloth used to cover a wound to prevent from any infection and to stop the bleeding.
Dressing
are used to apply pressure to bleeding. It can also be used to cover wounds and burns and to provide support for immobilization for broken bones, and any types o injuries.
Bandages
Four types of Bandages
Gauze / Roller
Compression
Triangular
Tubular Bandage
A — bandage can come a variety of widths and lengths. It is versatile and can be used for almost any bandage application, including holding a dressing in
place.
Gauze/ Roller
it is also called an elastic bandage. It is made from stretchable cloth with many different applications such as for sprains and muscle strains.
Compression
Known as a Cravat Bandage. Piece of cloth shaped as a right angled triangle and often provided with safety pins to secure it in place
Triangular
it is used to hold dressings or splints on to limbs, or to provide support to sprains and strains, and it also helps stop bleeding.
Tubular Bandage
There are measures of various physiological statistics taken to assess the most basic body functions.
Vital Signs
is a technique that can be used to save lives in many emergencies.
CPR
CPR MEANING
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The American Heart Association uses acronym CAB to help people remember the order to perform the steps of CPR.
C - Circulation (restore circulation with chest compression)
A - Airway (clear the airway)
B - Breathing (breath for the person)
before performing CPR always check ?
if the environment is safe for the person. Also check it the person is conscious or unconscious.
There are two ways to conduct physical examination when giving first aid
Primary and Secondary Survey
is used when the victim is unconscious and to find out and immediately treat life-threatening conditions
Primary Survey
is used when the victim is conscious or has revived. It aims to detect everything about the patient’s condition.
Secondary Survey
SAMPLE PAIN is the mnemonic to perform the steps more easily
Symptoms (the chief complaint of the patient)
Allergy (find out if the victim is allergic to anything)
Medication (what are the medicines she is currently taking)
Previous illness (that may be related to the problem
Last meal (only for those subject for operation)
Events (prior to what happened p-eriod of pain (How long? What started it?)
Period of pain (How long? What started it?)
Area (Where is the pain coming from?)
Intensity
Nullify (What stopped it?)
are details discovered by applying your senses. (EXTERNAL)
sight, touch, hearing, and smell during the examination.
Bleeding
Swelling
Deformities
SIGNS
are sensations that the victim feels or experiences and may be able to describe. (INTERNAL)
Nausea
Vomiting
Heat
Impaired sensations
SYMPTOMS
is a break or crack in a bone.
Fracture
A partial or complete displacement of the bones from the joint.
Dislocation
is an injury to the ligaments of a bone due to accidental tearing or overstretching.
Sprain
