First First AidAid& CPR& CPR

Recognizing & Recognizing & Responding to Responding to EmergenciesEmergencies

First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRIntroductionIntroduction

Have you ever been at the scene of Have you ever been at the scene of an accident or emergency, or do you an accident or emergency, or do you know someone who has and have know someone who has and have heard someone’s recollection?heard someone’s recollection?

Was the scene chaotic or calm?Was the scene chaotic or calm? What made it that way?What made it that way? Was Emergency Medical Service Was Emergency Medical Service

(EMS) activated?(EMS) activated?

First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObjectivesObjectives

Students will be able to:Students will be able to: Recognize & safely respond to an Recognize & safely respond to an

emergencyemergency Differentiate between the Good Differentiate between the Good

Samaritan Law & legal obligationsSamaritan Law & legal obligations Identify steps in obtaining consent Identify steps in obtaining consent

to provide careto provide care

First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRTerminologyTerminology

Legal obligationLegal obligation By law you must provide careBy law you must provide care

Profession or job descriptionProfession or job description ConsentConsent

Get permissionGet permission Implied consentImplied consent

In the case of an unconscious victim, In the case of an unconscious victim, the law states you may provide care the law states you may provide care without obtaining consentwithout obtaining consent

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EmergenciesEmergencies What would be What would be

some reasons some reasons that bystanders that bystanders would not help would not help at an accident or at an accident or in an emergency in an emergency situation?situation?

Are reasons Are reasons legitimate?legitimate?

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EmergenciesEmergencies Barriers to Barriers to

respondingresponding Presence of Presence of

othersothers Uncertainty Uncertainty

about victim’s about victim’s conditioncondition

Type of injury Type of injury or illnessor illness

Fear of catching Fear of catching a diseasea disease

Fear of doing Fear of doing something something wrongwrong

Fear of being Fear of being suedsued

Unsure of when Unsure of when to call 9-1-1to call 9-1-1

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EmergenciesEmergencies Overcoming barriers to respondingOvercoming barriers to responding Getting trained in first aid, CPR & AEDGetting trained in first aid, CPR & AED Develop confidence to act by training Develop confidence to act by training

and practicingand practicing Use protective barriers & follow Use protective barriers & follow

standard precautions to prevent standard precautions to prevent contact with blood & body fluidscontact with blood & body fluids

Obtain consent & know Good Obtain consent & know Good Samaritan LawSamaritan Law

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EmergenciesEmergencies Emergency situations can be Emergency situations can be

identified by 4 “unusuals”identified by 4 “unusuals” SightsSights SoundsSounds OdorsOdors Appearance/BehaviorAppearance/Behavior

In groups of 3 create you own In groups of 3 create you own situation & list as many examples as situation & list as many examples as you can for each “unusual”you can for each “unusual”

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EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual sightsUnusual sights

Blood Blood Smoke or fireSmoke or fire Broken itemsBroken items People milling People milling

aroundaround

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EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual soundsUnusual sounds

Screaming Screaming Explosion Explosion Items fallingItems falling Glass breakingGlass breaking Tires screechingTires screeching Metal crashingMetal crashing Sudden silence Sudden silence

from victimsfrom victims

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EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual odorsUnusual odors

Person’s Person’s breathbreath

GasolineGasoline Natural gasNatural gas SmokeSmoke Unrecognized Unrecognized

odorodor

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EmergenciesEmergencies Unusual Unusual

appearance or appearance or behaviorbehavior

UncomfortableUncomfortable Grabbing chest or Grabbing chest or

throatthroat UnconsciousUnconscious ConfusionConfusion DrowsyDrowsy Trouble breathingTrouble breathing

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Legal ObligationLegal Obligation Legal obligationLegal obligation

A legal duty to do somethingA legal duty to do something Because of a promise, vow, oath, Because of a promise, vow, oath,

contract or lawcontract or law Certain professions are bound by Certain professions are bound by

codes of conductcodes of conduct

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Legal ObligationLegal Obligation Good Samaritan LawGood Samaritan Law

In all statesIn all states Legally protect individuals who Legally protect individuals who

voluntarily render emergency care voluntarily render emergency care without accepting anything in returnwithout accepting anything in return

Act in good faithAct in good faith Are not negligentAre not negligent Act within the scope of your trainingAct within the scope of your training

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Legal ObligationLegal Obligation Good Samaritan LawGood Samaritan Law

Legally protected if:Legally protected if:Obtain consent to provide careObtain consent to provide careUse common sense in providing Use common sense in providing carecare

Receive no rewards, benefits or Receive no rewards, benefits or compensation for your actionscompensation for your actions

First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent

How do we obtain consent?How do we obtain consent? What do you say to the injured/ill What do you say to the injured/ill

person?person? Who do you ask (minor)?Who do you ask (minor)? What happens if the person refuses What happens if the person refuses

care?care?

First Aid & CPRFirst Aid & CPRObtaining ConsentObtaining Consent

Introduce self Introduce self Tell person you are Tell person you are

trained in first aidtrained in first aid Ask if you can helpAsk if you can help Explain what you Explain what you

think may be think may be wrongwrong

Explain what you Explain what you plan to doplan to do Conscious

adult

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Unconscious Unconscious adultadult Implied Implied

consentconsentPerson Person would agree would agree to care if to care if they couldthey could

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Conscious Minor Conscious Minor Parent/guardian Parent/guardian

present = Get present = Get permissionpermission

Minor and/or Life Minor and/or Life threateningthreatening Parent/guardian Parent/guardian

not present = not present = implied consentimplied consent

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Conscious person Conscious person refuses carerefuses care Do not provide Do not provide

care or touchcare or touch Call 9-1-1Call 9-1-1 Offer suggestion Offer suggestion

of careof care If become If become

unconscious unconscious give caregive care

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EmergenciesEmergencies