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Reteaching Activity
First Aid in Emergency Situations
Directions: Complete the following chart by writing how you
should respond with first-aid treatment for each of the following
health emergencies.
Health Emergency First-Aid Treatment
Choking
Shock
Severe Bleeding
Loss of Consciousness
Safety
First Aid and Emergencies
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Here’s a clear, safe set of first-aid steps you can put in the chart. Start each emergency by ensuring the scene is safe and, if possible, put on disposable gloves/face protection. Call emergency services (911 or your local emergency number) whenever the person is unresponsive, bleeding heavily, in shock, or when problems cannot be quickly controlled.
Choking
- Ask “Are you choking?” If they can speak/cough, encourage them to keep coughing to try to dislodge the object.
- If they cannot cough, speak or breathe (conscious severe airway obstruction):
- For adults and children (over 1 year): perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich) — stand behind, wrap arms around waist, make a fist above the navel, grasp it with the other hand and give quick upward thrusts. Alternate with 5 sharp back blows between the shoulder blades if needed.
- For pregnant or obese person: use chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
- For infants (under 1 year): 5 back blows (firm between shoulder blades with heel of hand) then 5 chest thrusts (2 fingers on the center of the chest just below the nipple line). Repeat.
- If the person becomes unconscious: lower to the ground, call emergency services (or send someone), open the airway, begin CPR. Before giving breaths, look into the mouth and remove any visible object with a finger sweep only if you can see it.
- Continue until object is expelled, they breathe, or EMS takes over.
Shock
(Signs: pale, cold/clammy skin, rapid weak pulse, rapid shallow breathing, confusion or anxiety)
- Call emergency services.
- Lay the person flat on their back unless you suspect a spinal or leg injury.
- Raise and support the legs about 6–12 inches to improve blood flow (unless head/chest injury or broken bones).
- Keep the person warm with a blanket; loosen tight clothing.
- If they are vomiting or having trouble breathing, roll them into the recovery position.
- Do NOT give food or drink.
- Control any obvious bleeding.
- Monitor breathing and consciousness until help arrives; begin CPR if they stop breathing.
Severe Bleeding
- Call emergency services immediately for heavy bleeding.
- Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth or sterile dressing. Maintain pressure — do not remove dressings if they become soaked; add more layers on top and continue pressure.
- If the bleeding is from a limb, and no broken bones suspected, raise/elevate the limb above heart level while applying pressure.
- If bleeding is spurting/arterial or cannot be controlled with direct pressure, and you are trained: apply a tourniquet proximal (above) the wound — note the time applied and seek immediate professional care.
- Do not probe the wound or remove embedded objects; stabilize objects in place and pad around them.
- Keep the person warm, calm, and lying down. Monitor for shock and be ready to begin CPR if they become unresponsive and stop breathing.
Loss of Consciousness
- Check the scene for safety.
- Tap and shout to see if they respond. If no response, call emergency services (send someone if available).
- Open airway (head-tilt/chin-lift unless spinal injury suspected) and check for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds (look, listen, feel).
- If breathing and stable: place in recovery position (on their side) to keep airway clear and prevent choking on vomit. Monitor breathing and consciousness.
- If not breathing normally: begin CPR (30 chest compressions : 2 breaths for trained rescuers) and use an AED as soon as available.
- Treat any obvious causes (severe bleeding, choking) while waiting for help. Provide information to EMS about how long they were unconscious and any known medical conditions.
Quick reminders
- Always call emergency services when in doubt.
- Use personal protective equipment (gloves, mask) when available.
- Do not move someone if you suspect a spinal injury unless they are in immediate danger.
- Only perform procedures (like tourniquet use) if trained; otherwise focus on direct pressure, calling for help, and keeping the person stable.
If you want, I can format this into a neat chart/table for printing or classroom use.
Choking
- Ask “Are you choking?” If they can speak/cough, encourage them to keep coughing to try to dislodge the object.
- If they cannot cough, speak or breathe (conscious severe airway obstruction):
- For adults and children (over 1 year): perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich) — stand behind, wrap arms around waist, make a fist above the navel, grasp it with the other hand and give quick upward thrusts. Alternate with 5 sharp back blows between the shoulder blades if needed.
- For pregnant or obese person: use chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
- For infants (under 1 year): 5 back blows (firm between shoulder blades with heel of hand) then 5 chest thrusts (2 fingers on the center of the chest just below the nipple line). Repeat.
- If the person becomes unconscious: lower to the ground, call emergency services (or send someone), open the airway, begin CPR. Before giving breaths, look into the mouth and remove any visible object with a finger sweep only if you can see it.
- Continue until object is expelled, they breathe, or EMS takes over.
Shock
(Signs: pale, cold/clammy skin, rapid weak pulse, rapid shallow breathing, confusion or anxiety)
- Call emergency services.
- Lay the person flat on their back unless you suspect a spinal or leg injury.
- Raise and support the legs about 6–12 inches to improve blood flow (unless head/chest injury or broken bones).
- Keep the person warm with a blanket; loosen tight clothing.
- If they are vomiting or having trouble breathing, roll them into the recovery position.
- Do NOT give food or drink.
- Control any obvious bleeding.
- Monitor breathing and consciousness until help arrives; begin CPR if they stop breathing.
Severe Bleeding
- Call emergency services immediately for heavy bleeding.
- Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth or sterile dressing. Maintain pressure — do not remove dressings if they become soaked; add more layers on top and continue pressure.
- If the bleeding is from a limb, and no broken bones suspected, raise/elevate the limb above heart level while applying pressure.
- If bleeding is spurting/arterial or cannot be controlled with direct pressure, and you are trained: apply a tourniquet proximal (above) the wound — note the time applied and seek immediate professional care.
- Do not probe the wound or remove embedded objects; stabilize objects in place and pad around them.
- Keep the person warm, calm, and lying down. Monitor for shock and be ready to begin CPR if they become unresponsive and stop breathing.
Loss of Consciousness
- Check the scene for safety.
- Tap and shout to see if they respond. If no response, call emergency services (send someone if available).
- Open airway (head-tilt/chin-lift unless spinal injury suspected) and check for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds (look, listen, feel).
- If breathing and stable: place in recovery position (on their side) to keep airway clear and prevent choking on vomit. Monitor breathing and consciousness.
- If not breathing normally: begin CPR (30 chest compressions : 2 breaths for trained rescuers) and use an AED as soon as available.
- Treat any obvious causes (severe bleeding, choking) while waiting for help. Provide information to EMS about how long they were unconscious and any known medical conditions.
Quick reminders
- Always call emergency services when in doubt.
- Use personal protective equipment (gloves, mask) when available.
- Do not move someone if you suspect a spinal injury unless they are in immediate danger.
- Only perform procedures (like tourniquet use) if trained; otherwise focus on direct pressure, calling for help, and keeping the person stable.
If you want, I can format this into a neat chart/table for printing or classroom use.
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