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StandardFirstAid/Rev2/06062017 - COPYRIGHTS © SINGAPORE FIRST AID TRAINING CENTRE PTE LTD
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Do not touch objects that may have been soiled with blood.
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Be prepared by having a first-aid kit handy.
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Use a mouth-to-mouth barrier device when doing CPR.
FIRST AID BOXES
Refer to the next chapter for details on first aid box for the workplace.
MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
PRIMARY SURVEY
1. SCENE SURVEY
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Make sure it is safe for you to approach
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Look for bystanders who can help
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Look around and account for all the casualties
2. GET HELP
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During Emergency, you may find bystanders
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A First Aider works smart and gets all the help
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Ask the people to help you during the rescue
Ask them for help
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Calling the ambulance
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Getting the first aid kit or AED
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Assist during treatment of casualty
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Carrying the casualty
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Gathering casualties medication or belonging to the hospital
3. GET INTO ACTION
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Approach the casualty
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Introduce yourself and identify as a First Aider
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Assess the casualty’s condition and injury
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Identify injuries and prioritize which ti be treated first
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Treat major injuries first
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Conditions affecting Airway, Breathing and Circulation are life
threatening
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Once you know what to do first, proceed with the appropriate treatment
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If there is more than 1 casualty, decide which to be treated first.
SECONDARY SURVEY
Once the victim has been assessed and stabilised, the first aider can then
begin the Secondary Survey.
MAIN COMPLAINT
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What is bothering you the most?
DETAILS OF MAIN COMPLAINT
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Location and description of injury
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Nature of pain
DETAILS OF MEDICAL HISTORY
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Do you have any medical conditions?
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Do you carry a medic alert tag or MEDIK AWAS card?
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Are you taking any medication? What do you take them for?
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Do you have any allergies?
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