Chapter 4 Assessment On page 98, do #1-6 on the Chapter 4 assessment. On page 98, do #1-6 on the Chapter 4 assessment. Each one is worth 2 points Each one is worth 2 points You may use your book You may use your book You have 10 minutes You have 10 minutes This is a quiz! This is a quiz!

Part 1 Safety and First Aid

FIRST AID The immediate temporary care give to an injured or ill person until he or she can get professional health. The immediate temporary care give to an injured or ill person until he or she can get professional health. Administering the proper first aid sometimes means the difference between life and death. Administering the proper first aid sometimes means the difference between life and death. Knowing what to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what not to do Knowing what to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what not to do

Learn basic first aid skills Learn basic first aid skills Keep a list of emergency phone numbers. Keep a list of emergency phone numbers. Know where family medical records are located. Know where family medical records are located. Make sure the home and car are stocked with first-aid supplies. Make sure the home and car are stocked with first-aid supplies. BEING PREPARED

Universal Percautions Actions taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all blood as if it were contaminated Actions taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all blood as if it were contaminated Viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B and C can be spread through contact with an infected person’s blood. Viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B and C can be spread through contact with an infected person’s blood.

Taking Universal Percausions Wear protective gloves while treating a victim. Use a face mask or shield when giving first aid for breathing emergencies. Cover any open wounds on your body with sterile dressings. Avoid touching any object that was in contact with the victim’s blood. Wash hands thoroughly after giving first aid.

What to do in the first 10 minutes This is the procedure you should follow in the first 10 minutes before emergency help arrives This is the procedure you should follow in the first 10 minutes before emergency help arrives

1. CHECK Check the scene for safety Check the scene for safety Never do you want to put yourself and the victim in danger Never do you want to put yourself and the victim in danger Check the victim for level of consciousness, breathing, pulse, and bleeding. Check the victim for level of consciousness, breathing, pulse, and bleeding.

2. CALL Dial 911 for all immediate emergencies Dial 911 for all immediate emergencies Stay calm when calling for help. Stay calm when calling for help. Stay on the phone until the operator tells you to hang up. Stay on the phone until the operator tells you to hang up.

3. CARE Care for life-threatening conditions 1 st. Care for life-threatening conditions 1 st. Help the victim rest comfortably…reassure the victim Help the victim rest comfortably…reassure the victim Avoid moving the victim unless he or she is in danger. Avoid moving the victim unless he or she is in danger. Watch for changes in the victim’s breating and consciousness Watch for changes in the victim’s breating and consciousness Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be necessary if the victim is unconscious. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be necessary if the victim is unconscious.

Create your own 1 st aid kit Brainstorm and discuss the items that make up a First Aid Kit. Fold a sheet of paper in half so that there is a cover for their kit. On the front cover, draw a symbol to represent the First Aid Kit or write "First Aid Kit". Then open up "the kit." Draw and label at least 10 items that go into a First Aid Kit. List these items and explain how these items can be used in an emergency situation Brainstorm and discuss the items that make up a First Aid Kit. Fold a sheet of paper in half so that there is a cover for their kit. On the front cover, draw a symbol to represent the First Aid Kit or write "First Aid Kit". Then open up "the kit." Draw and label at least 10 items that go into a First Aid Kit. List these items and explain how these items can be used in an emergency situation