YOUNG HEALTH AMBASSADORS- FREE COURSE

1. FIRST AID AND LIFE
SUPPORT

2. LIFE SUPPORT
WHEN A POSSIBLY INJURED CASUALTY IS SEEN:
1- ASSESS FOR ANY DANGERS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR YOU OR FOR THE
CASUALTY
2- CHECK RESPONSE BY SHOUTING AS “DO YOU HEAR ME?” AND GENTLY SQUEEZE
THE SHOULDERS
3- IF THE CASUALTY IS UNRESPONSIVE, PROCEED TO SHOUTING FOR HELP.

3. AIRWAY: ASSESS THE AIRWAY BY TILTING THE CHIN UPWARDS AND
OPENING MOUTH-VISUALLY CHECKING INSIDE THE MOUTH.
BREATHING: BREATHING ASSESSMENT IS MADE BY PUTTING EAR
CLOSE TO CASUALTY’S MOUTH, FACING CASUALTY’S CHEST- LOOKING
FOR CHEST RISING, FEELING THE BREATH ON CHEEK, HEARING THE
BREATHING- FOR 10 SECONDS.
CIRCULATION: CHECK THE CAROTID PULSE WHICH IS LOCATED 2
FINGERS BELOW AND 2 FINGERS MEDIAL TO THE ANGLE OF JAW
(NOWADAYS CIRCULATION IS USUALLY NOT ASSESSED BECAUSE IF THE
CASUALTY IS NOT BREATHING- RESUSCITATION WOULD BE NEEDED).

4. AT THIS POINT- IF THE CASUALTY IS NOT BREATHING AND IF HELP DID NOT ARRIVE YET- AMBULANCE
SHOULD BE CALLED BEFORE STARTING HEART MASSAGE AND RESCUE BREATHS.
30:2
HEART MASSAGE IS MADE BY LOCKING YOUR FINGERS, PLACING THE HEEL OF YOUR HAND BETWEEN
CASUALTY’S NIPPLES AND COMPRESSING INTERMITTENTLY FOR 30 TIMES AT THE RATE OF 100-120
BEATS PER MINUTE.
RESCUE BREATHS ARE GIVEN BY TILTING THE CHIN UP, OPENING MOUTH, PINCHING NOSE, AND
BLOWING 2 DEEP BREATHS SLOWLY INTO CASUALTY’S MOUTH.
THE CYCLE SHOULD BE REPEATED UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.

5. IF THE CASUALTY BECOMES RESPONSIVE OR STARTS
BREATHING AT ANY STAGE, PLACE THEM ON
RESCUE POSITION WHERE YOU ROLL THEM TO
THEIR SIDE, USING THEIR ARMS AND KNEES TO
SUPPORT THE POSTURE.

6. DISCLAIMER:
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GENERAL
THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE ON LIFE SUPPORT.
IF YOU ARE NOT COMPETENT IN LIFE SUPPORT SKILLS, WE
HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING A PRACTICAL COURSE.

7. FIRST AID
BLEEDING:
WASH YOUR HANDS AND WEAR GLOVES
CLEAN THE INJURED AREA BY RUNNING WATER
PUT STERILE DRESSING
RAISE ABOVE THE HEART LEVEL TO DECREASE THE BLOOD LOSS
NOSE BLEED:
SIT DOWN
TILT THE HEAD FORWARDS
BREATHE FROM THE MOUTH
PINCH SOFT PART OF THE NOSE
WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES WITH NO TALKING/SWALLOWING/COUGHING

8. BURNS:
COOL THE BURNT REGION AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE BY RUNNING WATER FOR 10 MINUTES
CALL 999
IF CLOTHES ARE ATTACHED TO THE BURN- LEAVE THEM IN PLACE
DO NOT PUT ANY CREAMS/LOTIONS/SPRAYS ON THE BURN
COVER THE BURNT AREA
ANAPHYLAXIS:
CHECK IF THE CASUALTY HAS ADRENALINE MEDICATION
CALL 999
ASSESS BREATHING
IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE AN EPIPEN ADRENALINE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INJECT THE ADRENALINE AS
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF INJURING YOURSELF.

9. CHOKING:
ENCOURAGE CHOKING
REMOVE OBVIOUS OBSTRUCTION
DO NOT PUT FINGERS INTO MOUTH AS THIS CAN PUSH OBJECT
BACKWARDS
5 BACK BLOWS BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES WITH THE HEEL
OF YOUR HAND
5 ABDOMINAL THRUSTS (THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MANEUVER-DO
NOT TRY IT IF YOU ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS)

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