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St. John Ambulance First Aid Guaranteed A+ What is the definition of First Aid? The emergency care given to an injured or suddenly ill person using readily available materials What is a First Aider? Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene and gives first aid What is Medical Help? Car...

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What is the definition of First Aid? ✅The emergency care given to an injured or suddenly ill person using
readily available materials



What is a First Aider? ✅Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene and gives first aid



What is Medical Help? ✅Care given by a health care professional, or under the supervision of a medical
doctor



What is a casualty? ✅The individual who is injured or becomes suddenly ill



What are the ages? ✅Adult - over the age of 8

Child - between 1 and 8 years of age

Infant - under the age of 1 year



What are the objectives when administering First Aid ✅Preserve Life, Prevent Further Injury, Promote
Recovery



Why do people hesitate to help? ✅Fear of a lawsuit, Fear of contracting a disease, Fear of making things
worse



What are the legal and Regulatory issues? ✅Good Samaritan Principles:

- no legal duty to respond

- identify yourself and get consent

- use reasonable skill and care

- you are not negligent

- Do not abandon the casualty

, How to prevent infections from administering First Aid ✅-Hand washing

- minimizing mouth to mouth contact

- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

- take care when handling sharp objects



What immunizations do you have to maintain ✅-Tetanus

- Hepatitis



Who might the First Aider need to communicate with? ✅- the casualty

- bystanders

- other first aiders

- other professionals (hydro services)

- Ems providers



what are 4 steps in Emergency Scene Management? ✅- Scene Survey

- Primary Survey

- Secondary Survey

- Ongoing Casualty Care



What do you do in Scene Survey? ✅- History

- Hazards

- Responsiveness



What do you do for a Primary Survey? ✅- Airway

- Breathing

- Circulation



What do you do for a Secondary Survey? ✅Head to toe examination

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