1. First Aid
Chapter 19 Lesson 6

2. Giving First Aid
Lesson 6

3. Describe The Three C’s of an Emergency
Check the scene and the victim.
Check for Medical Alert Jewelry
Call for help.
Care for the victim.

4. Medical Alert Jewelry Drug allergies
Illnesses such as diabetes or asthma
Who to call in case of emergency
Doctor’s contact information
Current medication
Name, address, and phone number

5. Describe two ways to protect yourself when you give first aid.
Breathing Barrier
Sterile Gloves

6. List 8 phone numbers that should be on an emergency phone number list
Your emergency list should include numbers for the following:
911 or local emergency services
Police department
Fire department
Poison control
Family doctor
Your parents at work
Your neighbors
Your relatives

7. Points to Remember
First aid is emergency medical care for someone who has been hurt or who is sick
If you provide first aid to a victim without using protective equipment, wash exposed area with soap and water immediately.
Helping someone without being first aid certified, may cause more injury.

8. Basic First Aid
Chapter 19 Lesson 7

9. Describe the treatment for six kinds of injury
Bleeding
Wash the area
Use antibacterial cream
If the bleeding is severe:
Call for help
Apply gauze, do not take gauze off the wound, just add more, and maintain pressure

10. Poisoning
Try to find out what the poison is
Look for nearby boxes and bottles of poisonous substances
Aromas and the victim’s appearance may help identify the poison
Call 911 or local poison control center right away
The operator can tell you how to take care of a poisoning victim until help arrives

11. Burns
First-degree burns
affect the out layer of skin
Run cool water over burn
Apply products that treat superficial burns
Burn is large, call a doctor.
Second-degree burn
Affect the inner skin and cause blisters
Seek medical attention
Cool burn with water or wet compress, then, cover with sterile dressing

12. Third-degree burns
Affect all layers of skin
Muscles and even bone may be burned
Skin will look dark, dry, and charred
May not hurt much-pain sensors may have been damaged
Call 911 right away
Do not remove clothing that is stuck to the burn

13. Electrical Shock
Before you touch a victim, make sure he or she is not touching the electrical source
Switch off power source
If you aren’t sure you safe, don’t touch
Call for help
If can touch safely, give first aid until help arrives

14. Fractures
Is a broken or cracked bone.
Try not to move the area
Call for help, or go to the emergency room
For some fractures, you may use a splint
Don’t try to straighten or set
Dislocations
Is an injury in which a bone has been forced out of its normal position in a joint.
Don’t put dislocated bone back in place
Keep the joint from moving
Seek medical help

15. Head and Back Injuries
Do not move
If the person is awake, tell them not to move
Call 911 right away
Try to keep awake until help arrives
Shock
Is the body’s response to reduced blood flow
Call for medical help
Keep warm and awake
Elevate their feet unless you suspect a head injury

16. Choking and CPR
Chapter 19 Lesson 7

17. Act Fast You will need to: give back blows and abdominal thrusts
are actions that apply pressure to a choking person’s abdomen to force out and object out of the throat.

18. CPR for Adults & Children
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Is a technique used to save a victim who isn’t breathing and who doesn’t have a heartbeat
Rescue breathing
Is an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing

19. ABC’s
Airway
Make sure the victim’s airway is clear and open. If it isn’t, you won’t be able to get air into lungs
Breathing
is the victim breathing? Look for movement, put your cheek over the mouth and see if you feel any breath
Circulation
Check for circulation and signs of life, such as movement and breathing