First Aid Principles And Practice
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A lecture given yearly during First Aid Block for Medical/Dental Students Phase I Universiti Sains Malaysia
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First Aid Principles And Practice
- 1. FIRST AID Principles and Practice K.S. Chew Lecturer/Emergency Physician School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia
- 2. First aid….. it is better to know it and not need it than to need it and not know it.
- 3. “ Whatever can go wrong, will.” - Murphy Law
- 5. “ Whatever can happen to one man can happen to every man.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.? – A.D.65)
- 6. Definition of First Aid
- 10. Principles of First Aid
- 11. Principle #1: First, do no harm Know what to do and know what NOT to do
- 17. Principle #2: First Aid Is Not An Exact Science And Is Open To Error
- 21. Principle #3: First Aid is about Putting First Things First
- 24. Don’t treat him. Forget it!
- 25. They are also not your priority. Keep them aside and leave them to chat with each other!
- 31. Principle #4: Safety Is Of Utmost Importance In First Aid
- 37. One important strategy that people use to avoid action is to refuse (consciously or unconsciously) to acknowledge the emergency situation
- 41. RECOGNITION Is this an emergency condition? DECIDE TO HELP CONTACT EMS if needed or if not sure ASSESS SCENE AND VICTIM FIRST AID NO YES MEDICAL CARE ARRIVED CHANCE OF RECOVERY WITHOUT MEDICAL CARE ASSURED
- 43. RECOGNITION Is this an emergency condition? DECIDE TO HELP CONTACT EMS if needed or if not sure ASSESS SCENE AND VICTIM FIRST AID NO YES MEDICAL CARE ARRIVED CHANCE OF RECOVERY WITHOUT MEDICAL CARE ASSURED