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Safety

Safety. Preparation + Procedures + Awareness + Knowledge. Urban Context. Oh yeah: Prevention - radar is ON Calling for help when needed Just say no: Diagnosis Treatment. For the Radar. Scene safety means considering: 1. Yourself 2. The Group

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Safety

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  1. Safety Preparation + Procedures + Awareness + Knowledge

  2. Urban Context Oh yeah: • Prevention - radar is ON • Calling for help when needed Just say no: • Diagnosis • Treatment

  3. For the Radar Scene safety means considering: 1. Yourself 2. The Group Goal: prevent more people from becoming injured or ill

  4. The “Headliners” Your Observations/Impressions + • A Airway • B Breathing • C Circulation • D Decision - do they move? • E Environment

  5. Headliners, Illustrated

  6. Some of the “Cows” • Anaphylaxis & allergic reactions  Swelling & Considering Benadryl • Heart attacks  Come in many flavors • Falls from height, and momentum  Possibility for spinal injury

  7. Other Emergencies • Stroke  You seem different, somehow • Seizure  Scene safety, revisited • Diabetic Emergency  Got candy?

  8. For the Radar • Dehydration  Eat, drink, & be merry • Orthopedic  How bad is it? • Wounds  Control & cover

  9. I’m FINE! Really! I’m Fine! (Trust your instincts!)

  10. Medications Oh yeah! • Ask • Prompt Just say no: • Administering

  11. Making the Call Stay or Go? Fast or Slow? • When in doubt, get’m out! Who to call: • 911 • or Solano County Emergency (707) 421-7090 Sending people to call:  Send 2 people

  12. Making the Call What to say:  Your name, position, situation, location Be prepared to give: • Person’s gender & approx. age • “chief complaint” • Events leading up • What you’re doing for them • Phone numbers • Exact directions to your location • Any other information they ask for

  13. Let’s just avoid all that Trailhead procedures: • Assess your participants • Ask about where they’re at • Modify activities if needed • Remind participants of weather, distance, time, what they need to bring – and give them time to get ready. • Count your noses!

  14. “Nick” "Nick was at the top of the stairs on the second floor when he got hit," Prachthauser said. “…Some ceiling, or debris, came down, hitting him and dislodging his helmet and face piece…In the smoke, it looked like he had gone through the floor, but that wasn't it. It was him getting knocked over…Nick said, 'No, no, I'm fine, I'm fine.' But Nick wasn't quite right, so they got him outside."

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