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CHAPTER 14: FIRST AID

CHAPTER 14: FIRST AID

- CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY First aid is the immediate care that is given to a person who has been injured or is suddenly taken ill to minimize the effect of the injury or illness until medical professionals can take over their care. ■The basic principles of first aid are outlined in this chapter. Methods of cardiopulmonary resuscita- tion (CPR) for infants, children, adults, and choking victims have been described. Proper first aid for REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is the first step in administering CPR? . bleeding, shock, poisoning, burns, heat exposure, bone and joint injuries, and sudden illness has been covered. By learning and following the suggested methods, the health care provider can administer correct first-aid treatment in emergency situations until the help of experts can be obtained. 2. What other condition would you assess for when your patient has a large blood loss? 3. What is anaphylactic shock? 4. What are four causes of a burn injury? 5. What is heat exhaustion, and what are the signs and symptoms? Mistry of Education 2022-1444 GE44 PATHWAYS 002 52 HLTH Sabe 111 FIRST AID 111 | 18012823 14 30

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6. What is frostbite? 7. What causes a heart attack? 8. List two possible causes of insulin shock. 9. What is a sling? 10. Define a compound fracture. CRITICAL THINKING 1. If there is a bleeding injury, why should you not attempt to clean the wound? 2. You are driving on a quiet road. The car ahead of you loses control, goes off the road, and hits a lamp-post. When you get to the car, the driver is slumped over the wheel. His arm is twisted at an odd angle. You notice a small fire at the rear of the car. In the back seat, a small child in a car seat is crying. a. What problems in this situation need to be addressed? b. In what order of priority would you triage these problems? 112 CHAPTER 4 وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2022-1444 GE 44 PATHWARE CS2 HLTH 58 102 18/01/2023 14:30

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وزارة التعليم 3. Umar took his two sons, Ahmad and Saad, to the playground. As they were leaving, 2-year-old Ahmad was running to catch up with his father and big brother, and fell, catching himself with his arm before he hit his head. He started screaming and crying, holding his left arm. When Umar looked at it, it was oddly shaped. a. Why do you want to immobilize the area involved? b. What materials might Umar use to splint Ahmad's arm? c. What should Umar do next? 4. How would you differentiate between a diabetic coma and hypoglycemia? How should you treat someone if you cannot tell which condition they are suffering from? ACTIVITIES 1. With a partner, pick one of the first aid skills. Create a scenario and skill checklist that would use one or more of those skills. 2. In a small group, create a checklist for how to perform CPR on an adult. Using a mannequin, ask another group to work through your checklist and make suggestions for improving it. Ministry of Education 2022-1444 GE44 PATHWAYS 002 S2 HLTH 58 ir 113 FIRST AID 113 180012223 14:30

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