Health Flashcards
What are the 3P’s?
- Preserve Life
- Prevent Further Harm
- Promote Recovery
Identification:
This includes saving and minimizing threats of death
Preserve life
Identification:
This covers external factors such as moving the patient away from harm and applying first aid to alleviate the situation.
Prevent further harm
Identification:
This involves the completion of the treatment and healing process of the patient.
Promote recovery
What are the first aid procedures / 3C’s?
- Check the surrounding
- Call for help
- Care for the victim
What does AID stand for?
A - Ask for help
I - Intervene
D - Do no further harm
What does DRAB stand for?
D - Danger
R - Response
A - Airway
B - Breathing
What does SAPS stand for?
S - Survey the scene
A - Activate Assistance
P - Primary Survey
S - Secondary Survey
What does CPR stand for?
C - Cardio
P - Pulmonary
R - Resuscitation
What does DR ABC stand for?
- check for Danger
- try to get a Response
- open the Airway
- check for Breathing
- give chest Compressions
What does ABC stand for?
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
Enumeration:
Roles of a first aider
- It bridges the gap between victim and the physician.
- It ends when the medical assistance arrives.
- Doesn’t intended to compete with nor take the place of a physician.
Enumeration:
Responsibilities of a good first aider
- manage the incident and ensure the continuing safety of themselves, the bystanders, and the casualties
- provide appropriate first-aid treatment.
- make notes or observations of casualties if able.
- provide a handover when further medical help arrives.
Enumeration:
Characteristics of a good first aider
- good communication skills
- ability to work under time pressure
- ability to work as a team
- ability to know the limits
- leadership
A ____ is a sterile material used to directly cover the wound.
Dressing
Enumeration:
What are the 2 types of dressing?
- commercially prepared dressing ex: adhesive strips, rolled gauze, etc.
- improvised dressing: any sterile and absorbent material
A ____ is a strip of fabric used to dress and bind up wounds for basic health functions.
Bandage
The ____ is an elastic bandage that comes in a roll of different sizes with metal clips, with tape to fasten it in place.
Ace wrap bandage
The _____ is an open knit bandage usually made of stretchy lightweight material of seamless, tubular construction.
Tubular gauze
A ____ is a large triangle of cloth, usually a loose-weave cotton cloth, used in first aid.
Triangular bandage
A triangular bandage is also called a ____ (french for “__”)
Cravat
French for: necktie
____ is best when doing a bandage. It lies flat, does not press the injured person, and is easy to untie and adjust.
Square knot
____ is best used arm as sling, underarm sling, top of head bandage, front or back of chest, and hand or foot bandage.
Open phase or bandage
____ is made by brining the point of the triangular bandage to the middle of the base, and then folding it lengthwise to the desired width.
Cravat bandage
Enumeration:
Different cravat phases
- broad cravat
- narrow cravat
The ____ is used to remove and transfer a casualty from a source of danger. It is used to evacuate the patient when other methods are not available.
One-man carry ( ANKLE DRAG, lower carry)
The _____ can only be used for conscious patients because the patient needs to have control over his/her body to give assistance to the rescuers.
Two-man carry (seat carry, FOUR-HANDED SEAT CARRIES)
This technique requires three persons to carry the victim on one side
Three-man carry
Enumeration:
Objectives of a first aider
- to prolong life
- to alleviate suffering
- to prevent further or added injury
What does RICE stand for?
- Rest the affected area.
- Ice application or cold compress.
- Compression over the affected area.
- Elevate the affected area above the heart.
