1. First Aid and Safety

2. Chain of Survival 1) Citizen Response 2) Calling the Emergency # - 911
3) First Responder Care
4) EMT Care
5) Hospital Care
6) Rehabilitation

3. Recognizing Emergencies
Unusual Noises
Unusual Sights
Unusual Odors
Unusual Appearances or Behaviors

4. Unusual Noises Screams Calls for help Breaking glass Crashing metal
screeching tires
no sound at all

5. Unusual Sights A stalled vehicle Broken glass
A spilled medicine container
Downed electrical wires
Smoke or Fire

6. Unusual Odors Stronger than usual Unrecognizable odors
Smell of something burning

7. Unusual Appearances or Behaviors
Trouble breathing
Clutching chest or throat
Slurred, confused or hesitant speech
Sweating for no apparent reason
Unusual skin color

8. Good Samaritan Law
These are laws that protect you when you help in an emergency situation

9. A reasonable and prudent person would:
move a victim only if the persons life was in danger
ask a conscious victim for permission before giving care.
check the victim for life-threatening conditions before providing further care
call 911
provide care until trained personal arrive

10. Reasons people do not act
The presence of other people
Uncertainty that an emergency really exist
Uncertainty about the victim
The type of injury or illness
Fear of doing something wrong
Fear of being sued
Fear of catching a disease

11. Basic guidelines to reduce disease transmission
Avoid contact with body fluids if possible
Use protective breathing barriers
Use disposable gloves
Cover any cuts or sores you may have
Do not eat, drink or touch your mouth, nose or eyes when giving first aid
Do not touch objects that may be soiled with blood

12. Basic guidelines to reduce disease transmission
Have a first aid kit handy
Wash your hands with soap and hot water

13. Taking Action

14. Steps to follow in an Emergency Remember the 3 C’s
Check
Call
Care

15. Check Is the scene safe? What happened? How many victims are there?
Can bystanders help?

16. No Pulse, Not Breathing, No Response CALL !!!!!!!
911

17. Care
Use the ABC’s

18. ABC’s
A = Airway
B = Breathing
C = Circulation
D = Decision

19. Airway Head Tilt - Chin Lift Look Listen and Feel for 5 seconds
Looking at the chest, listen/feel for breathing

20. Provide 2 breaths (chest should rise)
Breathing
Provide 2 breaths (chest should rise)

21. Circulation
Find the Carotid Artery
Check pulse for 10 seconds

22. Decision
Decide what to do