First aid Flashcards
Assestment and interventions that can be performed by a bystander w/ no medical equipment
First aid
An immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly ill
First aid
Should not cause pain
Gentle
Should make the best use of things at hand
Resourceful
Notice all signs
Obsenvant
Should not alarm the victim
Tactful
Should be comforting
Empathic
Should maintain a professional amd caring attitude
Respectful
Viral infection that causes eruptions of the skin
Herpes
Inflammations of the brain caused by a viral infection
Meningitis
Respiratory disease caused by bacteria
Tuberculosis
Infection of the liver
Hepatitis
Virus that destroy the body’s ability to fight infection
HIV ( human immune deficiency virus)
Precaution taken to prevent risk of exposure from any other type of bodily substance
Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
Used to cover the wound
Dressing or compress
Used to hold the dressing place
Bandages
Moving a victim from unsafe to safe
Emergency rescue
Moving the victim from safe to safer place
Transfer
Most common transfer
Lover’s carry / cradle / carry in arms
Carry for short distance
Packstrap
Carry for long distance
Piggy back
Most convinient when going down the stairs
Fireman’s carry
Used in fire rescue
Fireman’s drag
When dragging the victim in the stairs
Inclined drag
