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  • First Aid?
    • is immediate help provided to a sick or injured person until professional medical help arrives or becomes available.
    • First Aid does NOT imply medical treatment and is by NO means a replacement for it.
    • Help is not always available 
    Friedrich Esmarch ( 1823-1908) 
    •  "Founder of Modern First Aid”
    Objectives of First Aid
    • Preserve life.
    • Prevent further harm and complications.
    • Seek immediate medical help.
    • Provide reassurance.
    Legal concerns: 
    "Article 12 no. 4 of Act No.3815 of the Philippines Revised Penal Code Book One"
  • "Article 275 no. 1 & 2 of Act No. 3815 of the Philippine Revised Penal Code Book Two”
    • Health Hazards and Risks
    • Acquiring Transmittable Diseases
    : Direct Contact
    : Indirect Contact
    : Airborne Transmission
    : Bites
  • Prevention and Protection
    • Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Emergency Management Practices
  • Assess the situations

    1. Is the scene safe?
    2. What Happened (Causes and Nature)
    3. Number of casualties
    4. Role of bystanders
    5. Identify yourself and ask permission or consent
  • Primary Survey of the Victim

    1. Response
    2. Airway
    3. Breathing
    4. Circulation (Pulse rate, Bleeding, Shock, Skin color, temperature, and moisture)
  • Secondary Assessment
    1. Signs and symptoms
    2. Allergies
    3. Medications
    4. Pertinent past medical history
    5. Last in take and output
    6. Events leading up to the injury or illness
  • If you are alone,
    1. Call first situations - victims is unresponsive
    2. Care first situations - victim is responsive
  • Call for Medical Help
    1. The location of the emergency
    2. The telephone number of the phone being used 
    3. The caller's name
    4. What happened?
    5. Number of victims
    6. The victim's condition
    7. The help being given
  • First Aid and Protective Precautions
    1. Gloves
    a.Nitrile
    b. Latex
    c. Vinyl
    2. Pocket mask for CPR
    3. Safety glasses
    4. Apron or gown
    5. Filter mask
    • EMERGENCY is a serious conditions that occurs unexpectedly that may cause danger to health and life of a person
  • BLEEDING: loss of blood from circulatory system
    • Types of bleeding:
    1. Arterial bleeding
    • Blood burst from damage artery and typically bright red in color
    2. Venous bleeding
    • Blood is usually dark or plum in color that flows continuously
    3. Capillary bleeding
    • Blood comes out in drops or small quantity from damage skin
  • First Aid Management
    • Tell the victim to remain calm
    • Wear gloves
    • Apply direct pressure
    • Apply bandages
    • Be alert
    • Call 911 or 143
    • Comport the victim
  • NOSE BLEEDING: continuous blood flows from one or both nostrils that last for a few seconds to 10 minutes.
    • Common cause:
    1. Cracked or dryness inside the nose
    2. Minor injury in the nose
    3. Blowing the nose hardly
    4. Picking the nose
  • First Aid Management
    • Let the victim sit down and stay calm
    • Pinch the soft part of the nose firmly for atleast 10-15 minutes.
    • Ask the victim to lean forward and breath in his mouth
    • Place ice pack on the bridge of the nose 
    • Put pressure on the upper lip or below the nose
    • Do not let the victim to lay down until the bleeding stops
    • Call 911 if the bleeding continues after 15 minutes