FIRST AID

FIRST AID

Health 9 ( Third Quarter )

Why is it important ?

First Aid is an immediate and temporary care given to a person who suddenly gets ill or injured. It includes self-help and home care if medical assistance is not available or delayed. It can mean the difference between life and death in extreme cases.

Multiple Choice

Anyone who gives first aid is a first aider.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Roles of First Aid

• 1. It is a bridge that fills the gap between the victim and the physician.

• 2. It is not intended to compete with or to take the place of the services of the physician.

  
  

• 3. It ends when the services of the physician begin.

Objectives of First Aid

• To save lives

• To prolong life

• To alleviate suffering

• To prevent further injury

Multiple Choice

When a first aider does not alarm victim, what characteristic does he/she show?

• Gentle

• Tactfulness

• Observant

• Resourceful

Primary and Secondary Survey of the Scene and the Victim

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing to do in assessing an emergency situation?

• Check the vital signs of the victim

• Do a head-to-toe examination

• Survey if the scene is safe

• Perform CPR to the Victim

Multiple Choice

__________is used when the victim is unconscious and to find out and immediately treat life-threatening conditions

• survey

• primary survey

• secondary survey

• vital signs

Primary Survey

• Check for Consciousness

• Open the Airway

• Check for Breathing

• Check for Circulation - CPR

Fill in the Blank

A secondary survey is used when the victim is conscious or has revived. It aims to detect everything about the patient’s condition.

________is the mnemonic in order to perform the steps of history taking more easily.

Checking of Vital Signs

• Pulse Rate

• Temperature

• Respiration

• Skin Color

What is the difference between signs & symptoms?

Multiple Choice

Never use your thumb; it has its own pulse.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

We can measure the patient's pulse rate by checking its chest movement, sound of breathing, or feel of breath on your cheek

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

we should always perform CPR to an unconscious person

• TRUE

• FALSE