What is the first step in ER? | ALWAYS check the scene. |
Why should you always check for safety? | You never want to be a second victim.What good would you be then? |
What Do You Check In The Scene? | What Happened? Is it Safe? How many victims are there? Who should I help first?(Triage) Is there anyone else to help? |
What is the second step in ER? | CALL! contact 9-1-1 or any other emergency number for help |
What is the third step in ER? | Care! Give care based on what you find wrong with the person/s sometimes you need to break the three steps and care before before you call. |
When would you need to break the steps? | You would give (2) minutes of care THEN call in these situations.you may need to break the
three steps and care before before you call.
.(unconscious adult)
.(sudden collapse of a child)
.(child with an unknown heart condition) |
Reasons you may not want to help. | Don't know what to do?
Afraid of doing it wrong?
Think someone else will do it?
Afraid of being sued?
Afraid of diseases? |
How can you change that? | You will gain confidence in what to do and how with this training.
You will learn how to protect someone's spine.;How to help when they are choking.How to give CPR and more!! |
What's the Bystander Effect? | The more people there are, the less likely someone is to do anything.
DON'T WAIT! YOU MAY NOT BE THE ONLY ONE GETTING NOTHING DONE! |
Afraid Of being sued? | The LAW has your back!
The good Samaritan law!! |
How can it protect me? | It protects you if
.You act reasonable
.You stay within your training
.You gain consent (Permission)
.You don't abandon them |
What's expressed consent? | Verbally given by conscious lucid adult,or parent of a child. |
What do you say? | .Say your name
.Say you are trained
.Tell them what you plan to do
.Ask if you can help them |
But what if they say no?? | DO NOT TOUCH THEM!!
DONT TOUCH THEM
DO call 9-1-1
and DO NOT leave them! (monitor) |
Afraid of catching a disease? | make sure you have Personal Proctective Equipment (PPE) |
What is personal proctective equipment?? | They include gloves,masks,and goggles to protect your health |
What do gloves,goggles,and facemasks protect me from? | Bodily Fluids.
like blood,saliva,urine,and feces |
Whats a Bio-hazard? | Bio hazards are items soiled by bodily fluids,after you use them, you dispose of any item that is soiled in a bio-hazard container |
How can I make my own Bio-hazard container? | (2 ziplock bags)
one inside the other. |
What are some Blood Born pathogens? | .Hepititis B and Hepatitis C-both cause inflammation of the liver that can lead to liver damage,scarring and liver failure.There is a vaccination for B but not C
HIV & AIDS Virus-
Attacks your immune system,and kills. |
What is Direct Contact? | Physically coming in contact with bodily fluids.This can happen via physical touch,kissing,exchange of personal body fluids and their fluids getting in your wounds. |
What is Indirect Contact? | Airborne!At risk when somebody coughs or sneezes and the droplets released in the air are inhaled or get into the mucous membranes. |
What are examples of mucous membranes? | The most important are your
Eyes,Nose and Mouth |
Last but not least.... | If nothing else call 9-1-1 |