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Do not touch objects that may have been soiled with blood.
Be prepared by having a first-aid kit handy.
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
Make sure it is safe for you to approach
Look for bystanders who can help
Look around and account for all the casualties
2. GET HELP
During Emergency, you may find bystanders
A First Aider works smart and gets all the help
Ask the people to help you during the rescue
Ask them for help
Calling the ambulance
Getting the first aid kit or AED
Assist during treatment of casualty
Carrying the casualty
Gathering casualties medication or belonging to the hospital
3. GET INTO ACTION
Approach the casualty
Introduce yourself and identify as a First Aider
Assess the casualty’s condition and injury
Identify injuries and prioritize which ti be treated first
Treat major injuries first
Conditions affecting Airway, Breathing and Circulation are life
threatening
Once you know what to do first, proceed with the appropriate treatment
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
What is bothering you the most?
DETAILS OF MAIN COMPLAINT
Location and description of injury
Nature of pain
DETAILS OF MEDICAL HISTORY
Do you have any medical conditions?
Do you carry a medic alert tag or MEDIK AWAS card?
Are you taking any medication? What do you take them for?
Do you have any allergies?