Providing First Aid

1. Providing First Aid Explain why you think first aid is important.

2. First Aid • What is first aid? • First aid can reduce further injury and death • Universal Precautions • Gloves • Mouthpiece • Wash hands

3. Responding to an Emergency • Check • Scene and victim • Call • 911 • You or someone close by • Care • Most serious first

4. Types of Common Injuries • Abrasion • Laceration • Puncture • Avulsion

5. First Aid for Bleeding • Gloves • Wash • Cover • Elevate • Cover • Pressure Bandage if necessary

6. Burns • Determined by depth of damage • 1st degree – first layer (sunburn) • 2nd degree – top few layers, blisters, never pop blisters (what I had a few weeks ago) • 3rd degree – deep layers possible fat, muscle, and nerve damage • Minor burns can be treated at home • Severe burns need professional medical attention

7. Burns Cont.

8. Burn Treatment • 1st degree – run under cold running water for 10mins. Cover with a clean, cold, wet towel. Pat dry and cover with bandage. • 2nd degree – run under cold running water. Elevate the burned area. Wrap with a loose, clean, dry dressing. DO NOT POP. • 3rd degree – Call for help. Cool with water. Wrap with a loose, clean, dry dressing.

9. Importance • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UaDBe6zDcA

10. Homework • Identify what should be in a first-aid kit. • Identify where first-aid kits should be kept. • Identify when people should carry a first-aid kit.