Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - (Page 7) Skill Guide #3 Responsive Victim Perform these steps quickly — in a minute or less! Emergency Action steps • Assess Scene. If the scene is not safe or at anytime becomes unsafe, GET OUT! This training guide is provided online for individual use only. Reprinting for classroom distribution is prohibited. • Assess Victim. Victim is responsive? Identify yourself; ask if it’s okay to help. If the victim appears weak, seriously ill, injured, or is unresponsive… • Alert EMS. Call 911, activate Emergency Action Plan. • Attend to the ABCs. Ensure an open airway, normal breathing, and control bleeding. Airway. A B C D Responding to Emergencies • Ensure victim is fully responsive, able to keep airway open and clear. Breathing. • Ensure victim is breathing normally. Circulation. • Look for blood pumping or pouring out of a wound. • Control blood flow with direct pressure. • Look for normal tissue color. • Use your exposed wrist to feel for body temperature. Continue to Attend to the ABCs. • Ensure airway is open, breathing is normal. • Control bleeding. • Monitor tissue color and temperature. • Help maintain normal body temperature. • If it’s available and you are properly trained, give emergency oxygen. • Consider asking about signs, symptoms and medical history and performing a head-to-toe check or injuries (physical assessment.) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace 7
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace Contents Basic First Aid Emergency Action Steps Severe Bleeding and Shock Major Wounds Minor Wounds Burns Bites and Stings Dental Injuries Eye and Nose Injuries Injuries to Limbs Injuries to the Spine Head Injury Sudden Illness Specific Conditions Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke Endnotes About This Program Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace (Page Cover1) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace (Page Cover2) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Contents (Page i) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Contents (Page ii) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Basic First Aid (Page 1) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Basic First Aid (Page 2) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Basic First Aid (Page 3) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Basic First Aid (Page 4) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Emergency Action Steps (Page 5) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Emergency Action Steps (Page 6) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Emergency Action Steps (Page 7) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Emergency Action Steps (Page 8) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Emergency Action Steps (Page 9) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Emergency Action Steps (Page 10) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Severe Bleeding and Shock (Page 11) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Severe Bleeding and Shock (Page 12) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Major Wounds (Page 13) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Minor Wounds (Page 14) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Minor Wounds (Page 15) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Burns (Page 16) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Bites and Stings (Page 17) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Bites and Stings (Page 18) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Bites and Stings (Page 19) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Bites and Stings (Page 20) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Bites and Stings (Page 21) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Dental Injuries (Page 22) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Eye and Nose Injuries (Page 23) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Eye and Nose Injuries (Page 24) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Injuries to Limbs (Page 25) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Injuries to Limbs (Page 26) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Injuries to Limbs (Page 27) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Injuries to the Spine (Page 28) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Injuries to the Spine (Page 29) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Head Injury (Page 30) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 31) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 32) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 33) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 34) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 35) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 36) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 37) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Specific Conditions (Page 38) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke (Page 39) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke (Page 40) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke (Page 41) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Endnotes (Page 42) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Endnotes (Page 43) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - Endnotes (Page 44) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - About This Program (Page 45) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - About This Program (Page 46) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - About This Program (Page Cover3) Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace - About This Program (Page Cover4)
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