First Aid, CPR and AED Name: _________________________ Chapter 10 Notes: p 52-60 Date/Block: _____________________ Condition What to Look For What to Do HEAD INJURIES! Scalp Wound Scalp wound Apply a sterile or clean (may cause heavy bleeding, but does dressing and direct pressure not affect blood supply to the brain) to control bleeding Keep head and shoulders raised Seek medical care. Pain at point of injury Check responsiveness and Skull Fracture Deformity of the skull breathing and provide any (A break of part of the skull caused by Clear or bloody fluid draining necessary care. significant force to the head) from the ears or nose Control bleeding by applying Heavy scalp bleeding pressure around the edges of Penetrating wound wound Stabilize the victim’s head and neck against movement. Call 911 Befuddled facial expression Check responsiveness and Brain Injury Slowness in answering breathing and provide any (Concussion-a temporary disturbance questions necessary care. of brain activity caused by a blow to Unaware of surroundings or Stabilize the victim’s head and the head that shakes the brain) day of week neck against movement. Slurred speech Control any scalp bleeding Stumbling, inability to walk a Call 911 straight line Crying for no apparent reason Inability to recite months of year in reverse order Unresponsiveness Headache, dizziness, and nausea Repetitive speech EYE INJURIES! Loose foreign object in eye Look for object underneath Eye injuries Penetrating eye injury both lids. If seen, remove with (can produce severe lifelong Blow to the eye wet gauze. complications such as blindness if not Eye avulsion, eyeball knocked If object is still in eye, protect treated promptly) out of its socket eye and stabilize long objects. Cuts of eye or lid Call 911 Chemicals in eye Apply an ice or cold pack. Eye burns from light Seek medical care if vision is affected Cover eye loosely with wet dressing. Do not try to put eye back in socket. Call 911 If eyeball gets cut, do not apply pressure. If only eyelid is cut, apply dressing with gentle pressure. Call 911
First Aid, CPR and AED Name: _________________________ Chapter 10 Notes: p 52-60 Date/Block: _____________________ Condition What to Look For What to Do HEAD INJURIES! Scalp Wound (may cause heavy bleeding, but does not affect blood supply to the brain) Scalp wound Apply a sterile or clean dressing and direct pressure to control bleeding Keep head and shoulders raised Seek medical care. Skull Fracture (A break of part of the skull caused by significant force to the head) Pain at point of injury Deformity of the skull Clear or bloody fluid draining from the ears or nose Heavy scalp bleeding Penetrating wound Check responsiveness and breathing and provide any necessary care. Control bleeding by applying pressure around the edges of wound Stabilize the victim’s head and neck against movement. Call 911 Brain Injury (Concussion-a temporary disturbance of brain activity caused by a blow to the head that shakes the brain) Befuddled facial expression Slowness in answering questions Unaware of surroundings or day of week Slurred speech Stumbling, inability to walk a straight line Crying for no apparent reason Inability to recite months of year in reverse order Unresponsiveness Headache, dizziness, and nausea Repetitive speech Check responsiveness and breathing and provide any necessary care. Stabilize the victim’s head and neck against movement. Control any scalp bleeding Call 911 EYE INJURIES! Eye injuries (can produce severe lifelong complications such as blindness if not treated promptly) Loose foreign object in eye Penetrating eye injury Blow to the eye Eye avulsion, eyeball knocked out of its socket Cuts of eye or lid Chemicals in eye Eye burns from light Look for object underneath both lids. If seen, remove with wet gauze. If object is still in eye, protect eye and stabilize long objects. Call 911 Apply an ice or cold pack. Seek medical care if vision is affected Cover eye loosely with wet dressing. Do not try to put eye back in socket. Call 911 If eyeball gets cut, do not apply pressure. If only eyelid is cut, apply dressing with gentle pressure. Call 911
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