PART 1: FIRST AID BASICS (Duties and Steps)

Key steps of first aid

1. Assess the scene. 2. Phone for help. 3. Take universal precautions. 4. Find the problem. 5. Protect the person's privacy.

Maintaining the first aid kit

1. It is the responsibility of the First Aider to maintain the First Aid Kit. 2. Keep supplies in a sturdy, watertight container that is clearly labeled. 3. Know where the first aid kit is. 4. Replace what you use, so that the kit is always ready for the next emergency. 5. Check it at regularly for expired supplies and make sure it is complete.

Examples of when to phone 911

1. No response to voice or touch 2. Chest discomfort, signaling possible heart attack 3. Signs of a stroke 4. Problems breathing 5. Severe injuries or burns 6. Severe bleeding 7. Seizures 8. Sudden paralysis 9. Reception of an electric shock 10. Exposure to poison

Phoning for help if you are alone

1. Shout for help. 2. If nobody answers and the person needs immediate care and you have a cellphone, phone 911 and put the phone on speaker mode. 3.The dispatcher will provide further instruction (on first aid, CPR, AEDs).

Phoning for help if you are with others

1. Stay with the ill or injured person and be prepared to give first aid or CPR if you know how. 2. Send someone else to phone 911 and get the first aid kit and AED if possible. 3. Have the person out the phone on speaker mode so that you can receive further instruction from the dispatcher.

How do you ask to give first aid?

1. When you come upon the ill or injured person and the person responds, introduce yourself as a first aid provider before you touch the person. 2. Ask if you may help.

ATS: Help

Are there others around to help?

The first step in first aid action

Assessing the scene to make sure it is safe

What do you do if the person is confused or cannot answer?

Assume the person wants first aid

What do you do if the person agrees to first aid?

Give first aid

ATS: Danger

Is there danger to you or the ill or injured person?

Good Samaritan Laws

Laws that protect anyone who provides first aid. Differs from state to state.

Your role in the EMS system step 2

Make sure the scene is safe for you and the ill or injured person

Your role in the EMS system step 3

Phone 911

What do you do if the person refuses first aid?

Phone 911 and stay with them until help arrives

The second step in first aid action

Phone 911 when someone is seriously ill or injured.

Your role in the EMS system step 4

Provide care until someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over

Your role in the EMS system step 1

Recognize the emergency exists

ATS: Where

Where are you?

ATS: Who

Who is ill or injured?