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Background Information
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Intentional and unintentional injuries constitute a major threat to public health and are referred to as the neglected epidemic.
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Every year, one in four people experiences a nonfatal injury serious enough to need medical care or to restrict activity for at least one day. Sports-related nonfatal injuries are treated in hospital emergency departments more than any other type of unintentional injury.
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A delay of as little as 4 minutes when a persons heart stops can mean death. Most injuries do not require lifesaving efforts.
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Allows one to care for his or her injuries. Allows one to direct others in proper care if they are too seriously injured. Helps develop safety awareness and promote injury prevention.
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Allows the trained person to offer proper assistance to family members, coworkers, acquaintances, and strangers.
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Some settings demand that people be prepared to give first aid for an extended time:
Urban areas after a disaster Remote occupations Remote communities Developing countries
Extra skills are sometimes required when delivering first aid in remote locations.
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is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured or is suddenly ill. does not take the place of proper medical care.
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life versus death. rapid recovery versus long hospitalization. temporary versus permanent disability.
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First aid includes treatments that people can give themselves. Recognizing a serious medical emergency and knowing how to get help could be crucial in saving a life.
Consent
Consent is permission that the victim must give before first aid can be given.
It is unlawful to begin first aid without the victims consent. Touching another person without his or her consent is known as battery.
Expressed Consent
Consent must be obtained from every alert, mentally competent person of legal age. A nod of the head or verbal indication is acceptable.
Implied Consent
It is assumed or implied that an unresponsive victim would consent to lifesaving interventions. An alert victim who does not resist the administrations of a first aider is also assumed to have given implied consent.
Consent
Children and Mentally Incompetent Adults (1 of 2)
Consent must be obtained from the parent or legal guardian of a child or mentally incompetent victim. First aid should be given based on implied consent when a life-threatening situation exists and a parent or guardian is not present.
Consent
Children and Mentally Incompetent Adults (2 of 2)
A police officer is the only person with the authority to restrain and transport a person against that persons will.
Only intervene when directed by a police officer or when it is obvious that the victim is about to do something life-threatening.
Refusing Help
An alert and mentally competent adult can reject help. If this happens:
explain his or her condition to the victim, what you intend to do, and why it is necessary. call 9-1-1. try again to persuade the victim to accept care. make sure you have witnesses of the victims refusal. consider calling the police.
Abandonment
Once you have responded to an emergency, you must not leave a victim who needs continuing first aid until another competent and trained person takes responsibility for the victim.
Negligence
Failure to follow the accepted standards of care, resulting in further injury to the victim
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You do not have to help a stranger unless you have a legal obligation to that person, or you were involved in the events that led to the victims injuries.
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are designated by your employer as the person responsible for providing first aid to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and are called to an injury scene. are licensed by the state to give emergency care and your state requires you to act regardless of whether you are on or off duty. have a preexisting relationship with the victim.
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Different standards of care apply to different types of rescuers. Emergency carerelated organizations and societies publish recommended first aid procedures.
An act of omission is the failure to do what a reasonably prudent person with the same or similar training would do in the same or similar circumstances.
An act of commission is doing something that a reasonably prudent person would not do under the same or similar circumstances.
Confidentiality
Only discuss information about the victim with those who have a medical need to know. The law requires reporting rape, abuse, and gunshot wounds.
Injury Prevention (1 of 3)
It is easier to prevent an injury than it is to treat one. Effective prevention uses a combination of the 3 Es.
Injury Prevention (2 of 3)
Education interventions attempt to change behavior through information. Enforcement tries to reduce dangerous behaviors through the enforcement of laws and regulations. Engineering interventions require no work on the part of the individual.
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