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Shock - ANSWER✔✔ symptoms: uneasy, restless, worried, confused and later less
responsive and may become pale, cool and sweaty
treatment: EMS, raise legs 12 inches if uninjured, maintain body temp, nothing to
eat or drink, keep them calm and comfortable
Concussion - ANSWER✔✔ Symptoms: stunned or dazed. headache, nausea,
dizziness, problems with vision/balance, confusion, loss of memory.
treatment: activate ems, do not allow them to do anything that can worsen their
condition.
complete or partial loss of a body part - ANSWER✔✔ call EMS, control bleeding,
treat for shock, after the patron is stable locate the severed part (wrap in sterile
cloth and place in a bag, place bag on ice)
impaled objects - ANSWER✔✔ if foreign object is still impaled - DO NOT attempt
to move or remove, try to control bleeding at entrance wound, making sure to
stabilize the impaled object, support person's weight, treat for shock.
open chest injury - ANSWER✔✔ remove any clothing at injury site, leave the
wound exposed, allow them to make themselves comfortable, do not apply
pressure or to exposed parts, treat for shock.
, open abdominal injury - ANSWER✔✔ Protect the functioning organs from further
damage,
cover organs with a thick, moist dressing. Do not try to push the organs back
inside the body. Do not apply direct pressure and treat for shock.
Breaks or openings in the skin - ANSWER✔✔ If bleeding, apply direct pressure
with gauze or sterile cloth, wash with antibacterial soap until it's clear of foreign
matter, apply antibiotic, cover the area with a bandage or gauze pad
Splinter - ANSWER✔✔ Use tweezers to grab the protruding end of the splinter
and pull along the direction it entered, if not protruding use a small needle to
loosen the splinter, then pull once you can grasp it, if unable to remove it or
pieces left, the wound should be seen by a professional.
Toxic eye injury - ANSWER✔✔ Flush the area with water for at least 15 minutes,
flush outward, if pain persists after activate EMS.
Chemical eye injury - ANSWER✔✔ Identify the chemical, contact poison control
and activate EMS.
Impaled object in the eye - ANSWER✔✔ Activate EMS, stabilize object (cup for big
and cloth for small) and cover the other eye (gauze), do not allow patron to rub or
remove the object, calm comfort and describe what is happening.
Nosebleed - ANSWER✔✔ sit up straight with head tilt forward, pinch nose for 10
minutes, have them spit any blood out, if the bleeding continues active EMS.
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