Background Information: Emergency Care
Background Information: Emergency Care
Background Information: Emergency Care
on
Emergency Care
Objectives:
Value to self
Value to others
It
consists only of giving temporary
help until competent medical care
arrives on scene.
Emergency Care and the Law
Ways to minimize the risk of suit include:
Observant
Make use of the things at
hand
Do no harm for victims
Tactful
Sympathetic
Cheerful
QUESTION?
QUESTION
ACTION AT AN EMERGENCY!!!
Characteristics of an
Emergency:
Threat or Harmful.
Unusual or Rare.
Different from one another.
Unpredictable or Unexpected.
Requires immediate action.
Bystander:
Link between the victim and the Emergency
Medical Services (MDRRMC or BFP)
Bystanders: Why Not Help?
Reasons:
Incompetence.
Ignorance to emergency case.
Relationship of the bystander to the
victim.
Bystanders: What to do?
• #Recognize the emergency.
• #Decide to help.
• #Call EMS.
• #Check the victim.
• #Give emergency care.
Recognize the Emergency
-Severity.
-Physical distance.
-Relationship.
-Time exposed.
Decide to Help
To help is an attitude
-Know the importance of bystander’s help.
-Be confident that you can help.
-Be willing to take the initiative to help.
-Know the potential risks.
-Be comfortable in taking charge.
-Be at ease in seeing and touching bloody or
vomiting victim.
Call EMS