Six reasons causing people to hesitate when providing emergency care to a patient
- Anxiety
- Guilt
- Fear of imperfect performance
- Fear if making a person worse
- Fear of infection
- Responsibility concerns
Chain of survivals 4 links
- Early recognition and call for help
- Early CPR
- Early Defibrillation
- Early professional care and follow-up
Say the introductory statement
Hello? My name is X, I’m an Emergency Responder. May I help you?
How frequent should you take a EFR refresher
12-24 months
What does defibrillation do?
Disrupts the abnormal twitching of a heart, restoring a normal heartbeat.
Arterial Bleeding description
Bright red blood that spurts from a wound in rhythm with the heartbeat.
Venous Bleeding description
Dark red blood, steadily flowing from a wound without rhythmic spurts.
Capillary Bleeding is
Blood slowly oozing from the wound
In what circumstances should you always suspected spinal injury
- Lightning strike
- A penetration wound, such is gunshot
- Falling from height greater than the victims own height
- Traffic or car accident
- Being thrown from a motorised vehicle
- Swimming pool headfirst dive incident
Explain AB CABS
Airway Open? Breathing Normally? Chest compressions Airway Open Breathing for Patient Serious Bleeding, Shock, Spinal Injury
What are the three types of bleeding
Arterial Bleeding
Venous Bleeding
Capillary Bleeding
AED long form
Automated External Defibrillator
Long form of CPR
Cardio
Pulmonary
Resuscitation
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel is _____ or _____ in the patient’s brain
Blocked , Ruptured
The acronym to remember the signs of stroke
FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time)
Heart attack occurs when
Blood flow to part of patients heart is stopped or greatly reduced
Cardiac Arrest is
when a heart artery becomes blocked and the heart stops receiving oxygen, it may begin to quiver called ventricular fibrillation
What shall you do to prevent yourself against blood-borne pathogen
Use gloves
Use ventilation masks or face shields
Use eye to face shields
Always wash your hands on any other area with antibacterial soap and water after providing CPR and first-aid
Six ways you should at to be protected by Good Samaritan Law
- Only provide care that is within the scope of your training as an Emergency Responder
- Ask for permission to help
- Act in good faith
- Do not be reckless or negligent
- Act as a prudent person would
- Do not abandon the patient once you begin care.
Two ways to recognise the cardiac arrest
- The patient does not respond when you speak to or touch him (he/she is unresponsive)
- The patient does not appear to have any signs of circulation it’s not breathing normally coughing and is not moving
What is ventricular fibrillation
When the natural electrical impulses malfunction the heart begins to beat erratically
What are some indication of shock
Pale blueish tissue colour Alteref consciousness lacklustre eyes dazed look thirst Rapid weak pulse mental confusion anxiety restlessness, irritability moist clammy skin perhaps with shivering Shallow but rapid and laboured breathing
What are the four skills of emergency first response secondary care
Injury assessment
Illness assessment
bandaging
splinting for dislocations and fractures
An injury is defined as
Physical harm to the body
