First Aid - Day 2 - Thursday 22nd February 2018

If needing to send a student back send 3 adults - 1 to stay and 2 to catch back up.

Think twice move once

Any cardiac incidents NEVER walk them

RED - Raise the head
PALE - Raise the tail

1. Skills Stations

2. Patient Assessment Cards
Signs & Symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Previous/Past history
Last meal/Last intake (including fluids)
Event/Events prior

Most effective way to ask patients about pain they may be suffering
Provoke
Quality
Region & Radiate
Severity
Time

3. Hypo/Hyper Game

4. Cellular House
A cell needs:
- Gases
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Fluid
- Nutrients

5. Admin Examples

Useful to have in First Aid Kit: SAM Split or Mouldable Split

Burns
1. Size - Palm of hand indicates 1%
2. Cause
3. Location on the body
4. Depth - Superficial (top 2 layers), Partial (Into middle layers, blisters), Full (All layers into structures beneath, white & waxy or black & charred)

Managing burns:
- 10 Cool Cool
- 10 Cool in a targeted manner - Maintain core temperature
- 10 Cover and cool

Carry Gladwrap for burns - Can be used to loosely wrap/separate when cool (4 lengths of 1 metre)
Plastic bag can be used to carry water
Can buy burns gel

Asthma
1 puff into spacer
1 puff to patient
3-5 breaths per puff
Repeat
Keep using inhaler until the symptoms go