1. Chapter 1 Background Information
First Aid
Chapter 1
Background Information

2. Need for First Aid Training
Everyone will need to provide or receive First Aid at some point
Most injuries do not require life saving efforts

3. What is First Aid?
Immediate care given to an injured or suddenly ill person
Temporary assistance

4. What is First Aid? May mean the difference between: life and death
rapid recovery and long hospitalization
temporary disability and permanent injury

5. What is First Aid?
Important to:
Recognize symptoms
Do not panic

6. Touching another person w/o their consent
Legal Considerations
Consent
Must gain consent from victim
Unlawful to give First Aid w/o consent
Battery:
Touching another person w/o their consent

7. Legal Considerations Expressed Consent
Must be obtained from every conscious, mentally competent person
Tell your name, explain what you are doing

8. Legal Considerations Expressed Consent
Consent my be verbal or a nod of the head

9. Legal Considerations Expressed Consent Unable to give consent if:
Under age 18
Under influence of drugs
Unconscious
Mental incompetent

10. Legal Considerations Implied Consent Unconscious victim
Life threatening condition
“Save life or limb”

11. Legal Considerations Abandonment
To stop giving care w/o ensuring continued care a same level or higher

12. Legal Considerations Abandonment
Once you begin, you cannot leave until another trained person takes over

13. Legal Considerations Negligence
Not providing accepted standard care that results in further injury

14. Legal Considerations Negligence Factors include: Duty to act
Breach of duty
Injury and damages inflicted

15. Legal Considerations Negligence: Duty to act
Not required to help if no legal duty exists

16. Legal Considerations Negligence: Duty to act Occurs if:
Employer requires
Pre-existing condition: parent, driver

17. Legal Considerations Negligence: Breach of Duty Acts of Omission
Acts of Commission

18. Failure to do what a reasonable person would do
Legal Considerations
Negligence:
Breach of Duty
Acts of Omission -
Failure to do what a reasonable person would do

19. Doing something a reasonable person would not do
Legal Considerations
Negligence:
Breach of Duty
Acts of Commission -
Doing something a reasonable person would not do

20. Legal Considerations Negligence: Injury & Damages Inflicted
Physical damage, physical pain
Mental anguish
Medical expenses
Loss of earning and/or earning capacity

21. Legal Considerations Good Samaritan Laws
Encourages people to assist by granting immunity
Vary from state to state

22. Legal Considerations Good Samaritan Laws Applies when:
Acting during an emergency
Acting in good faith
Acting w/o compensation
Not guilty of gross negligence

23. You can still be sued Not a substitute for good care
Legal Considerations
Good Samaritan Laws
Not a substitute for good care
You can still be sued

24. Legal Considerations Good Samaritan Laws
Primarily covers medical personnel

25. No Learning Activities 1
1. In most locations, an ambulance can arrive within minutes. This means most people do not need to learn first aid. No

26. Yes Learning Activities 1
2. Correct first aid can mean the difference btw life and death.
Yes

27. Yes Learning Activities 1
3. Most injuries do not require life saving first aid efforts.
Yes

28. No Learning Activities 1
4. Call for an ambulance and/or seek EMS for all injured victims. No

29. Yes Learning Activities 1
5. In most case, the victim must give consent for first aid.
Yes

30. No Learning Activities 1
6. If the victim refuse your help you can still give first aid. No

31. Yes Learning Activities 1
7. Employers can designate people as first aiders. This means they must give first aid to injured employees on the job.
Yes

32. No Learning Activities 1
8. First aiders giving care to injured victims are often sued. No

33. No Learning Activities 1
9. Good Samaritan Laws protect first aiders in all states. No

34. No Learning Activities 1 10. Do you have to stop and help?
Scenario: You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
10. Do you have to stop and help? No

35. B. Implied Learning Activities 1
Scenario: You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
11. If you help, which type of consent applies?
B. Implied

36. No Learning Activities 1
Scenario: You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
12. She does not respond to “Are you ok?” You can leave and assume someone else will find her. No

37. Yes Learning Activities 1
Scenario: You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
13. You decide to help. You straighten her leg causing a bone to protrude out. Does this increase your chances of being sued?
Yes

38. No Learning Activities 1
Scenario: You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
14. The Good Samaritan Law protects you from being sued. No

39. Yes Learning Activities 1
Scenario: You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
15. Instead of checking breathing and pulse, you care for the leg. You have failed to provide appropriate first aid.
Yes

40. Yes Learning Activities 1
Scenario:. You see an elderly lady laying at bottom of porch. No one else is around. Her skin is bluish and she is motionless.
16. If the woman was your mother under custodial care, you must give first aid to her.
Yes