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Protect responders who voluntarily give first aid w/o expecting anything in return
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Good Samaritan Laws
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A situation that requires immediate action
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Emergency
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A network of community resources and medical personnel that provides emergency care to victims of injury or sudden illness.
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EMS system
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The immediate care given to a victim of injury or sudden illness until more advanced care can be obtained.
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First Aid
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A physical condition, such as a heart attack, requiring immediate medical attention.
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Sudden Illness
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A layperson (someone who does not have a special or advanced medical training or skill) who recognizes an emergency and decides to act.
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Citizen Responder
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Reasons for not acting or for hesitating to act in an emergency situation
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Barriers of Action
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Describe two types of emergencies that require first aid.
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1) Sudden Illness- a physical condition that requires immediate medical attention. heart attack, stroke
2)Injury-damage that occurs when the body is subjected to an external force, such as a blow, a fall, a collision, an electrical current or temperature extremes. Broken bone, fall |
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An illness or injury that impairs a victim's ability to circulate ocygenated blood to all the parts of his or her body.
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Life-threatening Emergency
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A situation that does not have an immediate impact on a victim's ability to circulate oxygenated blood, but still requires medical attention.
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Non-life-threatening Emergency
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Your Role in an Emergency Situation
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~Recognizing that an emergency exists
~Deciding to Act ~Taking actoin by calling 911 or the local emergency number. ~Giving care until medical help arrives. |
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Trained and equipped community-based personnel who provide emergency care for ill or injured victims and who are often dispatched through a local emergency.
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Emergency medical services (EMS) system
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First step in emergency situation
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recognizing that it is an emergency
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Unusual noises
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Screaming, yelling, moaning, breaking glass, crashing metal etc
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Unusual Sights
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Broken glass, overturned pot on floor, car on roadside in unusual position
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Unusual Appearance or Behavior
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~Unconsciousness
~Confused or unusual behavior ~Trouble breathing ~Clutching the chest or throat ~Slurred, confused or hesitant speech |
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2nd part of emergency situation
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Deciding to Act
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Reasons for not acting or for hesitating to act in an emergency situation
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Barriers to action
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Some barriers to action
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~Presence of bystanders
~Uncertainty about the victim ~The nature of the injury or illness. ~Fear of disease transmission ~Fear of not knowing what to do. |
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The Emergency Action Steps
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~CHECK the scene and the victim.
~CALL 9-1-1 or the local emergency number. CARE for the victim |
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What do you check in an emergency
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~is the scene safe?
~what happened? ~how many victims ~are bystanders available to help? |
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Permission to give care, given by the victim to the rescuer.
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Consent
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Normal breathing, coughing or movement in response to initial rescue breaths.
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Signs of circulation
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to contact EMS in emergency, victim may
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~unconscious
~No breathing or trouble breathing ~No signs of circulation ~Severe bleeding |
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Call 911 if victim
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~Is unconcsious or has an altered level of consciousness
~breathing trouble ~chest discomfort ~bleeding severely ~has pressure or pain in the abdomen that doesnt go away ~Vomiting or passing blood ~seizure more than 5 min ~Seizure and pregnant ~Seizure and diabetic ~poisoned ~head,neck back injuries ~broken bones |
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Call First or Call Fast
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If you are alone
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Call First: call 911 before care
(More like cardiac emergencies, where time is critical) |
~An unconcsious adult victim or child age 8or older.
~An unconscious infant or child known to be at a high risk for heart problems. |
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Call Fast : provide 1 min of care then call
(Breathing emergencies.) |
~ An unconcsious victim youngar than age 8
~Any victim of submersion or near-drowning ~Any victim of cardiac arrest associated with trauma ~Any victim or drug overdose |