Standard First Aid Flashcards
How to react to emergency situations in the Water Park (30 cards)
D in Dots
Deformations
O in DOTS
Open Wounds
T in DOTS
Tenderness
S in DOTS
Swelling
What is DOTS?
The primary check of an injured person where the person has been inflicted with pain
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
EAP
Emergency Action Plan
EMS
Emergency Medical Services
What is RICE
The standard way of dealing with an injury on an injured person
R in RICE
Rest
I in RICE
Ice
C in RICE
Conpression
E in RICE
Elevation
Symptoms of Spinal Injury Symptoms
There’s 4
Loss of consciousness
Partial paralysis
Blood from ears and nose
Deformities
How to respond to a suspected spinal injury
There’s 5
Do not move Keep Spine Straight Vice Grip Double Whistle Call 9-11
1st Degree Burn
Top of skin; i.e Sunburn
2nd Degree Burn
Deeper part of skin; begins to blister up
3rd Degree Burn
Charred Skin; Numbness around, little to no pain om top of area affected
Reacting to Burns
There’s 4
Stop burning process
Remove clothing and jewelry on burn
Apply no pressure
Place dry non stick gauze pad on burn
Reacting to Open Wounds
There’s 3
Gauze Pad
Wrap with cloth like material
Continue until blood stop leaking, and is controlled
What do tourniquet’s do?
What’s the most time you can keep them on?
Stop blood flow from an are of the body
1 hour
ONLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Foreign Object in the Eye
Rinse the eye in a nearby wash station until object is removed
Chemical in Eye
Continuous flushing of the eye
Activate EAP for help
Penetration of Eye with and object
Stabalize object to reduce movement
Close uninjured eye
Double Whistle, EAP