1. Responding to an emergency
Chapter 2
Responding to an emergency

2. Emergency Action Steps
1. Check the scene and the victim
2. Call 911
3. Care for the victim

3. Check the scene? Is the scene safe? What do you look for
What happened?
How many victims are there?
Are bystanders available to help?

4. Check the victim
DO NOT MOVE THE VICTIM UNLESS THEY ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER!!!
Look and assess for 4 life threatening conditions
1. unconscious
2.no signs of circulation
3.no breathing
4.severe bleeding

5. To provide care to a victim you must provide the following information:
Who you are
Your level of training
What it is you would like to do
Ask permission to help

6. Unconscious victim=Implied Consent
Implied consent means you automatically get permission to help someone.
A child who does not have an adult present gives implied consent.

7. What situations do you automatically call EMS for?

8. Fires
Gas explosion
Electrical wires down
Flooding
Crash

9. Information you tell EMS Dispatcher
Your name
Location of emergency
Your telephone #
What happened
Number of victims
Condition of victims
**CALLER HANGS UP LAST-WHY?

10. Care Firstafter 2 minutes of care then call 911
Call First
Unconscious adult, child or infant but breathing
Child or infant with heart conditions
Care Firstafter 2 minutes of care then call 911
1.unconscious child under 12.
2. drowning
3. severe bleeding ie. Bleeding to death