priority assessment procedures
Neck and spinal injury
STOP (Stop, Talk, Observe, Prevent further injury)
Shock
Legal and Moral Delemmas - legal implications, eg Occupational Health and Safety legislation, litigation, moral obligations, eg duty of care, responsible citizenship, commonsense versus heroics
Physical environment - Traffic Conditions, Water Environment, Electricity
Infectrion Control and Protection - HIV/AIDS, Blood-Borne Viruses (Hepatitis B and C)
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Bleeding
Medical referral
• Crisis management
• Management of injuries - Cutes and Lacerations, Fractures, Dislocations, Head Injuries and Concusion, Eye Injuries, Nasal Injuries, Burn Injuries, Teeth Injuries, Electrocution, Chest Injuries, Abdominal Injuries
• setting priorities for managing a first aid situation and assessing the casualty
Moving the casualty
• Management of medical conditions - Heart Attack, Stroke, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Poisoning, Bites and Stings, Exposure to Heat and Cold
Support following first aid situations - Debriefing, Counselling
situational analysis
Care of the unconscious casualty
DRSABCD (Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation)
