Download Sudden Illness (Unconscious Victim)

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Check condition of victim (“Are you O.K.?)
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If unconscious (does not respond) -- Call 911.
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Check “ABC’s” (also called primary survey):
 Airway: hand on forehead and chin/tilt head back
 Breathing: get close to their face and Look, Listen, Feel for
breaths
 Circulation: check pulse at carotid artery
• Care for the conditions you find
Victim is conscious – you must get consent prior to
assisting victim (“Can I help you”?)
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Signs and Symptoms (what looks to be the problem)
Allergic to anything?
Medications of any kind?
Previous medical history?
Last oral intake (last time you ate?)
Events leading up to incident
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Care for the conditions you find
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Heart Attack/Cardiac Arrest + use of an AED
Stroke
Shock
Diabetic Emergency
Seizures
Allergic Reactions
Asthma Attack
Heat Exhaustion/Heat Stroke
Check (Are you O.K.?)
 Get Consent
 Position yourself behind victim
 Lean victim forward with one arm across their chest
 Give 5 back blows between shoulder blades
 Wrap arms around victim with thumb side of your
fist approx 1-2 inches above navel.
 Give 5 abdominal thrusts (in and up)
 Continue until object comes out or victim becomes
unconscious
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Controlling Bleeding: direct pressure on wound
Wounds: clean wound/control bleeding/use sterile
dressing to wrap or cover wound
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Burns: flush with cool water (except electrical
burns)
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Sprains/Strains/Fractures: only immobilize if you are
going to move victim – otherwise call 911.
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Caused by a pathogen which enters the body.
In order to get infected, the following must be
present:
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Pathogen must be present
Must be in sufficient quantity
Must be an entry site
Person must be susceptible
If any of these 4 are missing, infection will not occur.
Droplet Transmission: person will inhale infected
droplets (cough or sneeze)
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Direct Contact: infected blood or body fluids enter a
person’s body at a correct entry site.
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Indirect Contact: a person touches infected blood or
body fluids, then that infected matter enters through a
correct entry site.
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Vector-borne Transmission: an infectious source
penetrates the skin.
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Outbreak: sudden start of a disease (Norwalk High)
Epidemic: widespread occurrence of an infectious
disease (City of Norwalk/State of Connecticut)
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Pandemic: a disease prevalent over an entire
country or world
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