Chapter 2 Responding to an emergency Emergency Action

Chapter 2 Responding to an emergency

Emergency Action Steps 1. Check the scene and the victim 2. Call 911 3. Care for the victim

Check the scene? • Is the scene safe? What do you look for • What happened? • How many victims are there? • Are bystanders available to help?

Check the victim • DO NOT MOVE THE VICTIM UNLESS THEY ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER!!! • Look and assess for 4 life threatening conditions 1. unconscious 2. no signs of circulation 3. no breathing 4. severe bleeding

To provide care to a victim you must provide the following information: • Who you are • Your level of training • What it is you would like to do • Ask permission to help

Unconscious victim=implied consent • Implied consent means you automatically get permission to help someone. • A child who does not have an adult present gives implied consent.

What situations do you automatically call EMS for?

• Fires • Gas explosion • Electrical wires down • Flooding • Crash

Information you tell EMS Dispatcher • Your name • Location of emergency • Your telephone # • What happened • Number of victims • Condition of victims **CALLER HANGS UP LAST-WHY?

Call First • Unconscious adult, child or infant but breathing • Child or infant with heart conditions Care Firstafter 2 minutes of care then call 911 1. unconscious child under 12. 2. drowning 3. severe bleeding ie. Bleeding to death