Top to Toe SurveyAnd

Recovery Position

JANICE MCDADE

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Ground Rules for Session

• Equal Opportunities Policy

• Data Protection Act 1998

• Confidentiality Policy

• Appeals procedure

Approved Code of Practice

• Name something you would expect to see in a First Aid Box

• Name something you would expect to see recorded in an Accident Book

• Name one duty of employers under the Health and Safety at Work Act

• Name one duty of employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act

The Aim

• Assess the nature and extent of any possible injury

• Understand and demonstrate the correct sequence of Top to Toe Survey

• Protect the airway of an unconscious casualty

• Be able to place an unconscious casualty in the Recovery Position

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Assess the extent of injury to a casualty

• Carry out a Top to Toe Survey in correct sequence

• Place a casualty in the Recovery Position

Top to Toe Survey

• Head – lumps, bumps, indentations and wetness

• Face - bone structure, fracture sites such as nose and chin, check pupils, ears and nose for fluid, lips for cyanosis and mouth for bleeding

• Neck – for cervical break

• Collar Bone – for equality and symmetry

Top to Toe Survey

• Arms – Misshapen, swelling and fluids

• Rib Cage – Check for paradoxical breathing and fractures

• Abdomen – check for rigidity

• Pelvic Area – look and listen for crepitus

• Legs – As arms

Recovery Position

• Secure Position which protects the casualty and maintains the airway

• Head, neck and back are kept in alignment

Recovery 1

Recovery 2

Recovery 3

Recovery 4

Recovery 5

Recovery 7

You should now be able to

• Assess the extent of injury to a casualty

• Carry out a Top to Toe Survey in correct sequence

• Place a casualty in the Recovery Position

Recovery Position - First Aid Manual 8th Edition

• Pg 85 and 93 Spinal Injury to Adult/Child

• Pg 84/85 – Adults

• Pg 92/93 – Children

• Pg 98 – Infant

• www.bbc.co.uk/firstaid