CPR & First Aid Course

Stylish ? heheh, this is actually scalp bandage for head injuries casualty

CPR & First Aid course conducted by St.John Ambulance Malaysia

18 and 19 December 2008

The principle of first aid :

* to save life

* prevent deterioration in casualty's injury

* to promote recovery

* to protect the unconcious

Objective of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) :

* descride the importance of oxygen to body

* describe the steps for resuscitation of respiration & circulation in adults, child & infant

* describe the steps for managing a choking adults, child & infant

The D.R.A.B.C. action plan :

* Danger - Clear the danger of the casualty, surrounding & myself

* Response - Yes, check the casualty pulse & breathing . If okay then place in recovery position

- No, checking for breathing, pulse & bleeding.

Secondary survey from head to toe exam.

* Airway - Open airway of casulaty

- Determine breathless of casulaty by look, feel & listen

* Breath - If no breath, perform 2 rescue breathing (mouth to mouth)

- determine pulse or signs of life

*Compression - If no pulse & sign of life, perform chest compression 30 times in

1 minute & 2 rescue breathing over 5 times.

- If sign of life returns , place the casualty in recovery position.

D.R.A.B.C. plan is very important & it may save a life or prevent the casualty's life to be worst.

Clinical death - 0 to 2 minutes cessation of breathing and circulation,

lethal brain damage begins in 4 to 6 minutes,

biological death - 10 minutes brain cells begin to die.

Dressings & Bandages:

Dressings used to : control bleeding & cover a wound to prevent infection

Bandages used to : control bleeding, hold dressings, splints, and compresses in place, limit swelling, provide support to an injured limb or joint and restrict movement.

Types of dressing : extra-large dressing & eye pad

Types of bandages : triangular bandage, reef knots,untying reef knots, arm sling, elevation sling, scalp bandage.

These are some basic things that we done in CPR & first aid course during this two days, thanks to Mr Maniam & Ms Grace experience & all useful information. I really learn a lot & all my collegues find it interesting & challenging as we need to exam. Practical exam for CPR & paper examination which we learnt on these two days. Although Mr Maniam & Ms Grace are very strict but hilarious, we never feel bored during the training.