FIRST AID By Ms Copeland 2012 Health Class

FIRST AID By: Ms. Copeland 2012 Health Class

FIRST AID OBJECTIVES • SWBAT: State when first aid started. • SWBAT: Know how coal miners did first aid. • SWBAT: Know how and when to perform back blows and abdominal thrusts. • SWBAT: Know how to control bleeding and shock. • SWBAT: Know how to give first aid for broken bones and sprains and use sling and swath. • SWBAT: Check the ABC’s and take a pulse. • SWBAT: Make a proper 911 call.

Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross 1881 Resigned in 1904

1917 Advance First Aid Book for Miners • For Carbolic Acid, if they had no liquor for you to drink (whisky, brandy, etc. ) they would have you ingest SOAP SUDS and apply HOT BRICKS to the extremities.

Coal Miners • Grandfather was the first aid person and the fire boss in the Edborne Pennsylvania coal mine. • There were other workers who also obtained first aid qualifications. • In the event of an accident men were relieved of their normal duties and went to the accident scene to administer first aid.

Coal Miners Equipment • Coal miners are underground workers that could possibly be an hour or more travelling time to the surface. • So if an accident took place it could take quite a while to obtain medical assistance for a doctor or a nurse.

Coal Mine Shaft Entrance

Down in the Mine

Mine Shafts Rail Systems

Picture of My Grandfather

Coal in Hands

Man Riding Car With Stretcher

Neil Robertson Stretcher

Carrying Sheet

2 Wheel Trolley and Stretcher

4 Wheel Trolley

Mono-Rail Carrier

Surface Trolley

Preparing the Stretcher

Blanket Lift

Injured Man on the Stretcher

Injured Man Face Down on Stretcher

Conveyor Trolley

Harness

Wire-Mesh Frame

Control bleeding • Direct pressure • If the gauze or towel soaks through with blood, add another layer. Never take off the gauze. Peeling blood soaked gauze off a wound removes vital clotting agents and encourages bleeding to resume.

Treating for shock • Elevate legs and keep victim warm

Applying a Splint

Applying a Splint • Place cardboard under forearm • Wrap with gauze

Sling and Swath

Applying a Sling • Steps to apply a sling

Swath • How to fold a swath

Applying the Swath

Check ABC’s • A= airway • B=breathing • C=circulation

Taking a pulse • • Step 1 Turn your left hand palm-side up, then place the first two fingers of your right hand along the outer edge of your left wrist just below where your wrist and thumb meet. Step 2 Slide your fingers toward the center of your wrist. You should feel the pulse between the wrist bone and the tendon. Step 3 Press down with our fingers until you feel your pulse. Do not press too hard, or you will not be able to feel the pulsation. Feel free to move your fingers until the pulse is easiest to feel. Step 4 Continue to feel your pulse for a full minute. Concentrate on whether the beats are evenly spaced, or whether they are erratic, with missed beats, extra beats, or beats that are too close together.

Proper 911 call • Here's How: • Stay calm. • Know the location of the emergency and the number you are calling from. • Wait for the call-taker to ask questions, then answer clearly and calmly. • If you reach a recording, listen to what it says.

Proper 911 call continued • Let the call-taker guide the conversation. • Follow all directions. • Keep your eyes open. • Do not hang up the call.

THE END SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE ONE DAY!!!