CHAPTER 2 Checking and Injured or Ill Person

CHAPTER 2 Checking and Injured or Ill Person

CHECKING A RESPONSIVE PERSON • Use S. A. M. P. L. E. to interview the person and ask them specific questions • S = signs and symptoms: “What are you feeling? When did you start feeling this way? Do you have any pain? If so, where is the pain located, what does it feel like and how bad is it? ” • A = allergies: “Do you have any allergies? Have you ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction in the past, and if so, to what? ” • M = medications: “Are you taking any prescription or over-the-counter medications? If so, what are the names of the medications? When did you last take the medications? ” • P = pertinent medical history: “Do you have any medical conditions? ” • L = last food or drink: “When was the last time you had something to eat or drink? What did you have to eat or drink, and how much? ” • E = events leading up to the incident: “What were you doing just prior to when you began to feel ill or were injured? ”

CHECKING FROM HEAD TO TOE • After using S. A. M. P. L. E. to interview the person, you should tell the person what you’re going to do before you begin the head-to-toe check. • The head-to-toe check is done in a systematic way, one part of the body at a time, moving straight down the body: • Head and neck • Shoulders and chest • Abdomen • Hips • Legs • Feet and toes • Arms and hands • Back

CHECKING FROM HEAD TO TOE • While conducting the head-to-toe check, look for the following things: • How their skin looks or feels • Bleeding, cuts, burns, bruising, swelling, deformities • If the person is unable to move a body part or is experiencing pain, discomfort, or dizziness you should: • Call 911 • Medical identification tags • Keep the person as comfortable as possible • Whether the person is unable to move a body part because of pain • Give care consistent with your training and knowledge • If the person has no apparent signs or symptoms of injury or illness, have them rest in a comfortable position and continue to watch the person for changes in their condition.

CHECKING AN INJURED OR ILL PERSON WHO APPEARS TO BE UNRESPONSIVE • If you think a person is unresponsive you should: • Shout to get their attention • Tap their shoulders and shout again • Check for normal breathing (Isolated or infrequent gasping is not normal breathing) • Check for responsiveness and breathing for 5 -10 seconds. • If the person DOES respond and is breathing normally, but not fully: • Call 911 and get an AED and First Aid Kit • Interview with S. A. M. P. L. E. • Conduct a head-to-toe check • Put the person in the recovery position

RECOVERY POSITION • Step 1: • Extend the person’s arm that is closest to themselves above the person’s head. • Step 2: • Roll the person toward themselves onto their side so that the person’s head rests on their extended arm. • Step 3: • Bend both of the person’s knees to stabilize their body.

CHECKING AN INJURED OR ILL PERSON WHO APPEARS TO BE UNRESPONSIVE • If you think a person is unresponsive you should: • Shout to get their attention • Tap their shoulders and shout again • Check for normal breathing (Isolated or infrequent gasping is not normal breathing) • Check for responsiveness and breathing for 5 -10 seconds. • If the person DOES NOT respond and is not breathing: • Call 911 and get an AED and First Aid Kit • Make sure the person is face up on a hard and flat surface • Begin CPR (starting with compressions) and use the AED as soon as it becomes available if you are trained to do so

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