CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FIRST AIDER

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• Gentle (should not cause pain)
• Resourceful (should make best use of things)
• Observant (should notice all sign)
• Tactful (should not alarm the victim)
• Emphatic (should be comforting )
• Respectable (should maintain a professional & caring attitude)

EMERGENCY ACTION PRINCIPLES

• Survey the Scene (answer this questions first)
• Is the scene safe?
• What happened?
• How many people are injured?
• Are there bystanders who can help?
• Identify yourself as a trained CPR provider
• Get consent to give care
• Check for consciousness

ACTIVATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

• Depending on the situation
• Call First and Care First
• A bystanders should make the telephone call for help (if available)
• Somebody will be asked to arrange for transfer facility

ACTIVATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

• Information to be remembered in activating medical assistance
• What happened?
• Location?
• Number of person injured?
• Extent of injury and first aid given?
• The telephone number from where you are calling?
• Person who activated medical assistance must identify onself and drop the phone last

DO A PRIMARY SURVEY

• Chech for Airway
• Head Tilt-Chin Lift Maneuver (w/o fracture)
• Jaw-Thrust Maneuver (injured)
• Check for Breathing (look, listen, feel)
• Check for Circulation (check pulse)

DO A SECONDARY SURVEY

• Interview the Victim
• Check Vital Signs
• Perform Head-to-Toe examination

VITAL SIGNS

• Pulse Rate (beats/minute)
• Adult 60-90
• Child 80-100
• Infant 100-120
• Respiration Rate (breath/minute
• Adult 12-20
• Child 18-25
• Infant 25-35