1. Before Giving Care Recognizing and responding to an emergency
Overcoming barriers to act
Good Samaritan Laws and obtaining consent
Preventing disease transmission
Emergency Action Steps
Reaching and moving and ill or injured Person
Removing disposable gloves

2. Recognizing and Responding to an Emergency
Usually signaled by something unusual:
Unusual sight
Unusual noises
Unusual odors
Unusual appearances or behaviors
These all may be hard to recognize!

3. Overcoming Barriers to Act
The most common factors that keep people from responding are:
The presence of other people
Being unsure of the ill or injured person’s condition
The type of injury or illness
Fear of catching a disease
Fear of doing something wrong
Fear of being sued
Being unsure when to call 9-1-1

4. Ways to Overcome Barriers to Act
Getting the right training
CPR
First Aid
AED
Avoiding contact with blood or body fluids by wearing protective barriers and following standard precautions.
Being familiar with Good Samaritan laws and obtaining consent.

5. Good Samaritan Laws
All 50 states have enacted Good Samaritan Laws that give legal protection to people who willingly give emergency care to an ill or injured person without accepting anything in return.

6. Good Samaritan Laws
Developed to encourage people to help, these laws require the “Good Samaritan” to:
Act in good faith
Not be deliberately negligent or reckless
Act within the scope of his/her training
Not abandon the person after starting to give care

7. Obtaining Consent
Before giving care, you must obtain his/her permission to give care…this is consent. A conscious person has the right to refuse or accept care.
To obtain consent:
State your name
Tell the person you are trained in first aid
Ask the person if you can help
Explain what you think is wrong
Explain what you plan to do
Consent is implied if:
Unconscious
Infant (no parent/guardian present)
Child (no parent/guardian present)

8. Preventing Disease Transmission
Whenever possible, you should:
Avoid contact with blood or other body fluids
Avoid touching soiled objects
Use gloves
Remove jewelry, rings or watches
Avoid eating, drinking, applying lip balm, touching eyes, face or mouth while giving first aid
Use protective breathing barriers

9. Emergency Action Steps
Check
Scene
Is it safe?
What happened?
How many people involved?
Is there immediate danger involved?
Is anyone else available to help?
For life-threatening conditions
Unconsciousness
No breathing or troubled breathing
No signs of life
Severe bleeding

10. Emergency Action Steps
Call
Call 9-1-1
This is often the most important action you can take to help an ill or injured person.

11. Emergency Action Steps
Care
IF YOU ARE ALONE:
Call First
Call first before giving care for:
An unconscious adult or adolescent older than 12
A witnessed collapse of a child or infant
An unconscious infant or child with known heart problems
Care First
Give 2 minutes of care and then call 9-1-1
An unwitnessed collapse of an unconscious person younger than 12 years old
Any victim of drowning

12. Reaching and Moving and Ill or Injured Person
DO NO FURTHER HARM!
Moving a seriously injured person can cause additional injury and pain.
Only move a person under 3 circumstances:
When you are faced with immediate danger
When you have to get to another person who may have more serious injury or illness
When you need to provide proper care

13. Emergency Moves Walking Assist Pack-Strap Carry Two-Person Seat Carry
Clothes Drag
Blanket Drag
Foot Drag

14. Removing Disposable Gloves
Partially remove the first glove
Pinch glove at wrist, only touching the gloves outside surface.
Pull the glove toward finger tips without completely removing it.
Remove the second glove
With the partially removed glove hand, pinch the outside of the second glove
Pull the second glove towards the fingertips until it is completely off.
Finish removing both gloves
Grasp both gloves with free hand
Touch only the clean interior of the glove
Discard glove in appropriate container
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY!