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Responding to an Emergency

Responding to an Emergency. Identify and describe the three emergency action steps List the 4 conditions considered life threatening in an emergency situation Explain when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number. Emergency Action Steps. An emergency can be overwhelming

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Responding to an Emergency

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  1. Responding to an Emergency Identify and describe the three emergency action steps List the 4 conditions considered life threatening in an emergency situation Explain when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number

  2. Emergency Action Steps • An emergency can be overwhelming • In any emergency… • Check • The scene and the victim • Call • 9-1-1 or local emergency numbers • Care • Victim’s situation

  3. Check Two parts: • Check the scene • Make sure scene is safe for you and any bystanders • Use surrounding clues to determine what happened

  4. Check • Check the victim • Shout and tap • Must get consent from a conscious victim before you give care • Activate EMS if the victim has any life-threatening conditions • Unconsciousness • Trouble breathing • No signs of life (breathing or movement) • For children and infants – no pulse • Severe bleeding • Move only if he or she is in immediate danger

  5. Call • Top priority is to get advanced care to the scene quickly as possibly • If in doubt, call • Refer to basic list on page 21 • Compile as much information as you can for the dispatcher • If possible, ask a bystander to make the phone call for you • Example clip

  6. Call If you are alone… • Call first if • Unconscious adult or adolescent victim over 12 yrs old • Witnessed sudden collapse of a child or infant • Unconscious infant or child known to be at risk for heart problems • Care first (2 min worth) if • The unconscious victim is under 12 and the collapse was not witnessed • Any victim of a drowning

  7. Care Care for life-threatening injuries first Do no further harm Monitor for changes in victim’s condition Comfort the victim Reassure the victim

  8. Transporting the Victim • In some cases, you may decide to take the injured or ill person to a medical facility yourself. • Never transport a person: • when the trip may aggravate the injury or illness or cause worsening of the condition • when the person has or may develop a life-threatening condition • if you are unsure of the nature of the injury or illness. • If you decide it is safe to transport the person, ask someone to come with you to keep the person comfortable. • Discourage an injured or ill person from driving him- or herself to the hospital or physician.

  9. Summary Check the scene and the victim Call 9-1-1 Care for the victim until advanced medical personnel arrive

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