First Aid

The Killer ABC’s

Airway:  Open the airway by placing two fingers on the chin and forward and tip the head back.

Blood:  Stop the Bleeding.  Put Direct Pressure to stop the blood flow. Elevate.  Tourniquet.

Circulation (Shock):  Elevate feet, keep warm.

Bandaging
Use Sterile bandages.  If sterile is not available then use the cleanest available. 

(In an emergency rinse out wound with contact solution)

Regular and Pressure Dressing

1) Lay ‘sterile’ dressing on wound

2) Direct pressure to stop the bleeding.

3) When bleeding has stopped or significantly slowed wrap the bandage.

4) To create a pressure dressing, twist the wrap over the cut as you wrap it.

Figure 8 (for joints)

1) Place a ‘sterile’ dressing.

2) Wrap a regular “anchor” wrap around dressing.

3) Then cross in a figure 8 shape to.

Tourniquet

Write down the time and date! (use a black sharpie marker and write on the forward.  It won’t be missed)

Find lower pulse (turn until the bleeding slows significantly or you can’t feel the pulse.

Splinting

Triangle bandage (upper shoulder or arm)

1) Tie a knot in triangle point.

2) Place knot behind elbow

3) Raise up arm (hand size)

4) tie behind neck

5) wrap a bandage around arm and body to prevent movement

Infant Choking

1) Sit

2) Support head and angle the infant’s body down

3) 5 back blows (in between shoulder blades)

4) Rotate Infant

5) 5 chest thrusts (two fingers push up on chest.

6) Rotate infant again * repeat

7) Continue until infant loses consciousness then begin CPR or object is able to be removed.

CPR

1) Check for open airway

2) Check for a pulse

3) If the answer is NO for both begin CPR

4) Only use breaths with a barrier device

5) Chest compressions (find nipple line, push the middle of the sternum)

6) Compressions should be 1 ½ inches to 2 inches deep.

7) Push in time to the song “Stayin’ Alive”

8) Make sure that you pull back enough to allow for recoil and heart to fill

9) 30 compressions

10) 2 breaths (if barrier present)

* For an infant use two fingers or thumbs