QUIZ 1

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  • First Aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured.
  • First Aid is the care administered by a concerned person as soon as possible after an accident or illness.
  • OBJECTIVE OF FIRST AID
    1. Alleviate suffering
    2. Prolong life
    3. Prevent added injury or danger
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF A FIRST AIDER
    1. Kind and calm
    2. Alert and watchful
    3. Ingenious
    4. Polite
    5. Sensitive
    6. Fast in decision-making
    7. Efficient and confident
  • Kind and calm - Gentle hands will let the victim not feel fear or become panicked.
  • Alert and watchful - A good first aider must be watchful not only on the victim, but also on his or her surroundings.
  • Ingenious - A good first aider must know how to apply first aid to the victim with minimal resources, with or without equipment.
  • Polite - A good first aider should be tactful.
  •  Sensitive - The first aider should make the patient feel comfortable and at ease.
  • Fast in decision-making - A good first aider should be quick to perform actions
  • Efficient and confident - Because time is vital in giving first aid, the first aider must be efficient by not wasting time.
  • STEP 1: Ask for help
  • STEP 2 and 3: Inspect the scene
  • STEP 4: Face the victim and introduce yourself
  • STEP 5: Intervene and conduct assessment
  •  If the victim does not respond, perform a primary assessment. Check for CAB.
  • C - CIRCULATION
    A - AIRWAY
    B - BREATHING
  • If circulation is present perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • If circulation and breathing are present, conduct a secondary assessment.
  • 3 MAJOR COMPONENTS OF SECONDARY ASSESSMENT 
    1. HISTORY
    2. VITAL SIGNS
    3. HEAD TO TOE EXAMINATION
  • SAMPLE
    S - Signs and symptoms
    A - Allergies
    M - Medications
    P - Previous medical conditions
    L - Last oral intake
    E - Events that led to the situation
  • D - Deformity of fractures
    O - Open wounds
    T - tender parts
    S - Swollen parts
  • STEP 6: Remember and record the procedures done
  • STEP 7 and 8: Stay with the victim until professional care arrives
  • BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - A set of skills and procedures done to revive the person to regain his or her pulse and breathing
  • CPR - (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Composed of chest compression and rescue breathing
  • Chest Compression - Act of mimicking the heartbeat so that the blood flow may return.