FIRST AID AND EMERGENCIES CHAPTER 27. FIRST AID (VOCAB) The immediate, temporary care of an ill or...

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FIRST AID AND EMERGENCIES CHAPTER 27

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FIRST AID AND EMERGENCIES

CHAPTER 27

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FIRST AID (VOCAB)

The immediate, temporary care of an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided.

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THE 3 C’S

Check- the victim for consciousness.

Call- 911

Care- for the victim until help arrives

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GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS (VOCAB)

Statutes that protect rescuers from being sued for giving emergency care.

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UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS

Steps taken to prevent the spread of disease through blood and other body fluids when providing first aid or health care.

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ABRASION

Scrapes

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LACERATION

Cuts caused by a sharp object slicing through layers of the skin.

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PUNCTURE

Small but deep hole caused by a sharp and narrow object that pierces the skin.

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AVULSION

When skin or tissue is partly or completely torn away.

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FIRST-DEGREE BURNS

Only involve the outer layer of skin.

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SECOND-DEGREE BURNS

Involve the epidermis and the underlying layers of the skin.

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THIRD DEGREE BURNS

Involve all layers of the skin and may penetrate the underlying tissues.

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REVIEW

What are the three first steps for responding to an emergency?

Identify the four types of open wounds?

Describe the procedure for treating a minor burn?