FIRST AID FIRST AID OBJECTIVES RISK ASSESSMENT PROPER

FIRST AID

FIRST AID • OBJECTIVES – RISK ASSESSMENT – PROPER APPLICATION OF A FIELD OR PRESSURE DRESSING AND TOURNIQUET – FIRST AID FOR BURNS – IDENTIFY AND TREAT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

FIRST AID INSTRUCTION HAZARD IDENTIFICATION: RISK ASSESSMENT: - MINEFIELD INJURIES EXTREMELY HIGH - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING EXTREMELY HIGH RISK MANAGEMENT & REDUCTION: HAZARD - MINEFIELD INJURIES CONTROLS MINE AWARENESS INSTRUCTION REVIEW FIRST AID FOR MINE RELATED INJURIES - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FIELD CRAFT CLASSES (STOVE OPERATION) SITUATION AWARENESS (CAUSES OF CO POISONING) FIRST AID FOR CO POISONING

APPLY FIELD DRESSING • UNCOVER THE WOUND • APPLY THE CASUALTY’S FIELD DRESSING • APPLY MANUAL PRESSURE AND ELEVATE LIMB • APPLY PRESSURE DRESSING IF BLEEDING CONTINUES • PERFORM ADDITIONAL FIRST AID MEASURES IF NECESSARY

CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION • CARBON MONOXIDE CAUSES MORE POISONING DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE. IT IS PRODUCED DURING THE INCOMPLETE BURNING OF ORGANIC FUELS. CARBON MONOXIDE IS A COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TASTELESS GAS; WHICH MAKES ITS DETECTION IN THE AIR DIFFICULT AND THUS INCREASE THE HAZARD. USUALLY THE VICTIM DOES NOT REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

WARNING SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING • SENSE OF PRESSURE IN THE HEAD • ROARING/ RINGING SENSATION OF THE EARS • PATIENT IS CONFUSED AND UNABLE TO THINK CLEARLY • DRUNK APPEARANCE • OFTEN VOMITING • INCONTINENT • CONVULSIONS • BOUNDING PULSE

WARNING SYMPTOMS CONTINUED • • CHERRY RED LIPS DILATED PUPILS COMA NOTE: YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WHENEVER CONFRONTED WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS WHO ARE SHARING ACCOMMODATIONS.

TREATMENT FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING • REMOVE THE PATIENT FROM THE EXPOSURE SITE • PROVIDE PATIENT WITH 100% OXYGEN OR EXPOSE HIM TO FRESH AIR • MONITOR THE PATIENT FOR FURTHER RESPIRATORY DISTRESS • EVACUATE PATIENT TO MTF

CARBON MONOXIDE PREVENTION • RUN ENGINES OUTDOORS OR WITH DOORS/ WINDOWS OPEN • KEEP WINDOWS CRACKED WHERE YOU SLEEP • DO NOT USE ENGINE EXHAUST FOR HEAT