Treatment of Casualties Flashcards
How to treat a casualty throwing up
- Turn the casualty away from you. Balance them on their side. While making sure their head doesn’t hit the floor hard
- Ensure the mouth is open and turned towards the floor. Allow them to throw up
- When done clear any debris left in the mouth. Move them back, re establish air ways, then start CPR if necessary
How to treat a mild airway obstruction
Encourage them to cough it up. If ineffective it is severe
How to treat a severe airway obstruction
5 back blows, 5 abdominal thrusts
How to treat a child severe airway obstruction
5 backblows, 5 chest thrusts
Ensuring the infants head is below the chest
How to treat a child severe airway obstruction
5 backblows, 5 chest thrusts
Ensuring the infants head is below the chest
How to treat a heart attack
Call 999
Help casualty get comfortable
Reduce any tight clothing if appropriate
Try and calm down the casualties
Be prepared to start CPR
How to treat shock
Help the casualty to lie down
Raise their legs
Loosen tight clothes around the neck, chest and waist.
Calm the casualty down
Keep them warm
How to treat breathing problems
Keep the casualty calm
Make them comfortable
Encourage and assist them to take their prescribed inhaler
If the situation gets worse call 999
What is the treatment of anaphylaxis
Find out if the casualty has their auto injector
Call 999 even if immediate improvement after first does
Keep them comfortable and assist them in any means necessary
Treatment for hyperventilation
Position the patient upright, loosen tight clothing if appropriate, and work with the casualty to control their breathing, ensure you take them to a quiet place and give them sips of water, if it is prolonged call 999
How to treat small cuts or grazes
Clean with water
Dry with sterile dressing and apply plaster
How to treat a bruise
To reduce swelling use an ice pack wrapped in a cloth or triangle bandage
Leave for no longer than 20 minutes
What is treatment for external bleeding
Lay or sit with the casualty
If it serious call 999
Don’t remove any object
Apply direct pressure and treat casualty for shock
How to treat internal bleeding
Call 999
Lie them down
Treat for shock
How to treat a nose bleed
Sit with the casualty
Head tilted forward
Make them breathe through there nose
Apply pressure to soft tissue on both sides of the nose
How to treat a nose bleed
Sit with the casualty
Head tilted forward
Make them breathe through there nose
Apply pressure to soft tissue on both sides of the nose
How to treat splinters
Use tweezers to grab the splinter as closely as possible to the skin
Once it has been removed gently squeeze to allow it to bleed out, reduce the chance of infection
Cover with a dressing after cleaning and drying
How to treat burns
Cool water on it for 20 minutes
Do not remove clothes that are stuck to it
Remove all rings and watches if possible
Use non adhesive sterile dressing
How to treat fainting
Keep them calm
Advice deep and slow breaths
Raise there legs
Ask bystanders to leave
Once recovered give sips of water
How to treat a stroke
Call 999
Keep them comfortable
Raise head and shoulders slightly
What to do with deep water spinal
Slide in
Brest stroke over there
Vice girp
Kick like fucking hell
What is a vice grip
Hand on Jaw in line with sternum
Other Hand on back of the patients head in line with the spine
Roll under the patient
Keep there arms close to their bodies to make it easier for yourself
What to do in a shallow spinal injury
Slide in
Head splint
walk toward shallower water
What is a head splint
Position yourself next to them
Grab just below the elbows
Move arms to use them as a splint and roll them over
