2. Slide No. 1 © A McAuslin TEN MOST COMMON CAUSES OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS F I S H S H A P E D

3. Slide No. 2 © A McAuslin FAINTING Lay the casualty down Elevate the legs The pulse will be slow at first

4. Slide No. 3 © A McAuslin ILLNESS These are very hard for the first aid person to diagnose as we are not always told the full story.

5. Slide No. 4 © A McAuslin SHOCK Lay the casualty on their back and elevate the legs if the injures allow.

6. Slide No. 5 © A McAuslin HEAD INJURIES Concussion Compression Skull fracture

7. Slide No. 6 © A McAuslin STROKE CONSCIOUS Sat up head inclined to one side UNCONSCIOUS Recovery position

8. Slide No. 7 © A McAuslin HEART ATTACK Treatment position Offer an aspirin to chew The pulse will be rapid, Weak & irregular

9. Slide No. 8 © A McAuslin ASPHYXIA / HYPOXIA Hanging Strangling Throttling Choking Smoke inhalation Puncture wound (chest) Drowning

10. Slide No. 9 © A McAuslin POISONS Swallowed Inhaled Absorbed Injected Instilled

11. Slide No. 10 © A McAuslin EPILEPSY MINOR FIT SIT THE CASUALTY DOWN KEEP THE CASUALTY STILL REMOVE ANY DANGER MAJOR FIT EASE THE CASUALTIES FALL REMOVE DANGER RECOVERY POSITION (WHEN FIT IS OVER ) DO NOT LIFT MOVE RESTRAIN PUT ANYTHING IN THE MOUTH

12. Slide No. 11 © A McAuslin INSULIN SUGAR DIABETES SUGAR INSULIN IMBALANCE