First Aid 1/5 – 1/16
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5 class Periods
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Controlling Bleeding & Splinting Skills Tests
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Grades
◦ Day 1 – Poisoning, Bites & Stings, Heat & Cold Emergency
◦ Day 2 – Bleeding, Shock, Burns, Skills Check Practice
◦ Day 3 – Head, Chest, Bone, Join, Muscle Injuries,
Rescuing and Moving, SC Practice
◦ Day 4 – Bleeding & Splinting Skills Check
◦ Day 5 – Big Quiz & Exam Review
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Bell Ringers
Bleeding Skills Check
Splinting Skills Check
Homework Assignments
Big Quiz
Exam Schedule
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January 20th
◦ 5th & 6th
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January 21st
◦ 1st & 2nd
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January 22nd
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Bell Schedule
◦ Exam 9am – 11am
◦ Break 11am – 11:25am
◦ 7th & 8th
◦ Exam 11:30am – 1:30pm
January 23rd
◦ Dismissal 1:30pm
◦ 3rd & 4th
Poisoning
Bites and Sting
Heat and Cold Emergencies
Chapter 14
Poisoning
Ingested Poisons
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Recognizing ingested poisoning
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Care for Ingested Poisons
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Determine
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Responsive victim
◦ Call poison control center at _______________
◦ May advise to dilute, induce vomiting, or
absorb poison.
 Activated charcoal absorbs.
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Unresponsive victim
◦ Call 9-1-1.
Alcohol Poisoning
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Signs of Alcohol Poisoning
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Confusion.
Vomiting.
Seizures.
Slow & Irregular breathing
Blue-tinged skin or pale skin.
Low body temperature
Passing out (unconsciousness) and can't be awakened.
Care for Alcohol Poisoning
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Call 9-1-1
Put person in Recovery Position (Do not let sleep on back)
Do not leave them alone
Do not give food, water, or medication
Monitor breathing
Drug Overdose
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Recognizing drug overdose
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Care for Drug Overdose
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Same as for alcohol intoxication.
Inhaled Poisoning
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Carbon Monoxide
Halogens
Chloroform
Signs of Inhaled Poisoning
 Headache
 Breathing Difficulty
 Chest Pain
 Nausea & Vomiting
Care for Inhaled Poisoning
Remove victim from environment.
Call 9-1-1.
Check responsiveness and breathing, and
provide care as needed.
 Try to determine the substance involved.
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Plant Poisonings
3 Most Common poisonous plants
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Signs & Symptoms
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Rash, Itching, Redness, Blisters, Swelling
Care for Plant Poisonings
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Clean skin with soap and water as soon as
possible.
For mild reaction:
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For more serious reaction:
◦ Seek medical care.
◦ Prescribed corticosteroid may be needed.
Chapter 15
Bites and Stings
Snake Bites
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Poisonous Snakes in United States
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Care for Snake Bites
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Get victim and others away from snake.
Keep victim calm; limit movement.
Immobilize the area.
Wash area with soap and water.
If coral snake bite to a limb:
◦ Wrap elastic bandage over the limb.
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Seek medical care.
Insect Stings
Remove any stinger and venom sac.
Wash wound with soap and water.
Apply ice.
Apply hydrocortisone cream or
antihistamine.
 Watch for signs of severe allergic reaction.
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◦ Assist with prescribed epinephrine autoinjector.
◦ Call 9-1-1.
Spider Bites
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Black widow
◦ Sharp pinprick, then dull pain
◦ Two fang marks, red hourglass on spiders body
◦ Abdominal pain, headache, fever, dizziness,
nausea
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Care for all Spider Bites
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Marine Animal Bites & Stings
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Bite, Rip, or Puncture
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Shark, Eel, Barracuda
Control Bleeding (Tourniquet)
Care for Shock
 Stings
Call 9-1-1
◦ Jellyfish
◦ Pick off tentacles.
◦ Apply vinegar.
◦ Immerse in hot water.
 Puncture By Spines
◦ Seek medical care.
◦ Immerse in hot water.
◦ Wash wound with soap and water.
◦ Flush area with water.
◦ Seek medical care.
Chapter 16
Heat & Cold
Emergencies
Heat Cramps
Painful muscle spasms
 Occurs after physical exertion
 Care for heat cramps
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Heat Exhaustion
Heavy perspiration with normal or slightly above
normal body temperature
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◦ Heavy sweating, Severe Thirst, Weakness, Headache,
Nausea an Vomiting
Care for Heat Exhaustion
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Heat Stroke
Body temperature becomes extremely high
 Requires rapid intervention
 Signs of heatstroke
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Care for Heat Stroke
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Call 9-1-1.
Rapidly cool patient with cool, wet towels,
fanning, and cold packs.
If unresponsive and not breathing, start CPR.
Frostbite
 Happens
only when temperatures
drop below freezing
 Affects ____, _____, ____, & ____
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Care for Frostbite
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If more than an hour from medical care:
◦ Warm the part in warm water (100°F) for 20–40
minutes.
◦ If fingers or toes are affected, place dry dressings
between these.
◦ Elevate affected limbs and provide pain reliever.
Hypothermia
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Recognizing hypothermia
◦ Body temp falls below 95°F and body can’t produce
heat
◦ Signs of hypothermia
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Care for Hypothermia
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Prevent heat loss.
◦ Replace wet clothes with dry clothes.
◦ Cover head.
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Give victim warm, sugary beverages if alert.