Seminar 5 Minute Presentation on Principles of Emergency Care.ppt

Basic First Aid

1. ICITAP PHILIPPINES
Based on 2015 International Liaison Committee
on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Guidelines

2. BLS for HCP
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this lesson, the participants should be able to
correctly:
•Enumerate the Five Emergency Action Principles.
•Understand each Emergency Action Principle.
•Explain the importance of these Emergency Action
Principles.
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3. 1.SURVEY THE SCENE
2.ACTIVATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (AMA)
3.INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE VICTIM
4.SECONDARY ASSESSMENT OF THE VICTIM
5.REFERRAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT
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4. 1. SURVEY THE SCENE
Once you recognized that an emergency has occurred and
decide to act, you must make sure the scene of the
emergency is safe for you, the victim/s, and any
bystander/s.
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5. Elements of the Survey the Scene
•Scenesafety.
•Mechanismofinjuryornatureofillness.
•Takestandardprecautions.
•Determinethenumberofpatients
•Consideradditional/specializedresources.
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6. Bothtrainedanduntrained
bystandersshouldbeinstructedto
ActivateMedicalAssistanceas
soonastheyhavedeterminedthat
avictimrequiresemergencycare.
2. ACTIVATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
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7. InformationtoberememberedinActivating
MedicalAssistance:
WHAThappened?
LOCATION?
NUMBERofPersonsInjured?
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8. InformationtoberememberedinActivating
MedicalAssistance:
EXTENTofInjuryandFirstAidgiven?
TheTELEPHONEno.fromwhereyouare
calling?
PERSONwhoactivatedMedicalAssistance
mustidentifyhim/herselfanddropthe
phonelast….
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9. 3. DO A PRIMARY ASSESSMENT OF THE VICTIM
Ineveryemergencysituation,youmustfirstfindoutif
thereareconditionsthatareanimmediatethreattothe
victim’slife.
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10. Check for Responsiveness
Open the Airway
Perform Rescue BreathingPerform Compression
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11. 4. DO A SECONDARY ASSESSMENT OF THE VICTIM
Itisasystematicmethodofgatheringadditional
informationaboutinjuriesorconditionsthatmay
needcare.
a.Check vital signs-every 15 minutes if
stable condition, and every 5 minutes if
unstable
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12. b.Interview the victim
S -signs and symptoms
A -allergies
M -medications
P -past medical history
L -last meal taken
E -events prior to injury or incident
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13. c. Head to toe examination
Rescuers should look for other
signs of injuries in a quick
manner from the head to toe
and apply necessary first aid
measures to the injury seen.
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14. 5. REFERRAL OF THE VICTIM FOR FURTHER
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT
Itreferstothetransferofavictimtohospitalor
advancedhealthcarefacilityforadefinitive
treatment.
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