INITIAL RESPONSE-  LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS

1. Check the scene for safety. Check the victim for consciousness, breathing, pulse, and severe bleeding.

2. Immediately call 9-911 and campus police (when possible) if the victim:

• Is unconscious.

• Has trouble breathing.

• Has chest pain or pressure.

• Is bleeding severely.

• Has pressure or pain in the abdomen that does not go away.

• Is vomiting or passing blood.

• Has a seizure that lasts more than a few minutes or repeats.

• Has a severe headache or slurred speech.

• Appears to have been poisoned.

• Has injuries to the head, neck, or back or possible broken bones.

3. Be prepared to give the following information:

• What happened, number of victims, kind of injury.

• Exact location of the emergency and what help is being given.

• Your name and phone number.

4. Do not hang up until the dispatcher hangs up. Do not move the victim unless absolutely necessary. Watch for signs of shock.

1. If there are no life threatening conditions:

• Watch for changes in breathing and consciousness.

• Help the victim rest comfortably and reassure the victim.

• Keep the victim from getting chilled or overheated.

2. Call campus police for serious injuries that are not life-threatening. Campus police will assess the situation, provide first aid and call EMS if necessary. Campus police will not transport the victim to the hospital.

3. Departments are responsible for providing first aid for minor conditions such as cuts and scrapes.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

• Cover the wound with clean dressing and press firmly.

• Elevate wound above the level of the victims heart if the wound does not involve a broken bone.

• Apply a pressure bandage snugly over the wound. If bleeding doesn't stop apply additional dressings, do not remove blood soaked bandages.

• Squeeze an artery against the bone, pressure points are located on the inside of the upper arm and groin area.

• Do not remove impaled objects.

• Watch for signs of shock

BLEEDING (INTERNAL)

Signs & Symptoms

• Tender, swollen, bruised, or hard areas of the body.

• Rapid, weak pulse, vomiting or coughing up blood.

• Skin that feels cool, moist or looks pale or bluish.

• Excessive thirst.

• Becoming confused, faint, drowsy, or unconscious.

• Call an ambulance and help the victim rest.

• Keep the victim from getting chilled or overheated

• Do not give anything by mouth.

• Call an ambulance for critical burns and watch for signs of shock.

• Critical burns are burns with breathing difficulty, burns covering more than one body part, burns to the head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, burns resulting from chemicals, explosion, or electricity.

• Cool the burned area with large amounts of cool water.

• Cover the burn with a dry, clean dressing. Bandage loosely.

• Do not use ointments on a severe burn.

• Don't apply ice to a burn unless it is very minor.

 

• Victim is unable to speak, breath, or cough.

• Victim may turn pale, white, gray, or blue.

• Victim may be clutching throat, gasping or breathing noisily.

• If victim is coughing forcefully encourage him/her to continue.

• Call an ambulance if person cannot breath, or cough forcefully.

• Stand behind the victim and place your fist just above naval.

• Grasp fist with other hand and give quick inward and upward thrusts until object is removed. Do not slap victim on the back

Signs & Symptoms

• Dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, feeling or looking ill.

• Irregular breathing, abnormal pulse.

Treatment

• Look for a Medic Alert Tag.

• If conscious, give the victim some kind of real sugar.

• Call an ambulance if victim doesn't get better in about 5 minutes.

• Weakness, dizziness, nausea, may see spots.

• Pale, cool, moist skin.

• Rapid, weak pulse, breathing is shallow.

• Keep the victim from getting chilled or overheated.

• Loosen restrictive clothing such as belt, tie, or collar.

• Watch for changes in consciousness and breathing.

• Do not give anything to eat or drink.

• Place on side if the victim vomits.

• Position victim on back and elevate legs 12 inches.

• Call an ambulance if victim does not seem to recover completely or is unconscious for any length of time.

• Deformity, bruising, swelling, painful to the touch.

• Injured area is cold, numb or bluish. Inability to use the part.

• Victim heard or felt a snap or pop at the time of injury.

• Call an ambulance and have the victim rest comfortably.

• Splint the body part only if the patient must be moved and you can do it without causing more pain.

• Splint an injury in the position you find it.

• Splint the injured area and the joints above and below the injury.

• Check for proper circulation before and after splinting.

• Changes in consciousness.

• Severe pain, bumps or depressions in the head, neck, or back.

• Tingling, loss of sensation, or loss of movement.

• Blood or other fluid in the ears or nose.

• Seizures, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness.

• Bruising around the eyes or behind the ears.

• Call an ambulance.

• Do not move the victim unless you absolutely have to.

• Minimize movement of the head and spine.

• Place your hands on both sides of the victim=s head. Position the head gently in line with the body and support it in that position.

• Don=t try to move the head if it is positioned sharply to one side, you feel resistance, or movement hurts the victim.

• Persistent chest pain or discomfort.

• Pain that spreads to the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach.

• Shortness of breath and changes in pulse rate.

• Sweating, nausea, dizziness.

• Call an ambulance. Do not drive the victim to the hospital.

• Help the victim rest comfortably.

• Obtain information about the victim=s condition.

• Do not give anything to eat or drink.

• Comfort and monitor the victim, be prepared to do CPR.

Signs & Symptoms

• Cool, pale, moist skin.

• Rapid, shallow breathing. Rapid ,weak pulse.

• Headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, or weakness.

• Move victim to a cool place and call an ambulance if the victim refuses water, vomits, or starts to lose consciousness.

• Loosen tight clothing and remove clothing soaked with sweat.

• Have victim lie down, elevate feet 12 inches.

• Give fluids slowly (one-half glass every 15 minutes).

• Apply cool wet cloth to skin and fan victim.

• Red, hot, usually dry skin. Very high body temperature.

• Strong, rapid pulse which become weak as the condition worsens.

• Rapid, deep breathing followed by rapid , shallow breathing.

• Convulsions & loss of consciousness.

• Call an ambulance and move victim to a cool environment.

• Have victim lie down, raise feet 12 inches.

• Loosen tight clothing and remove perspiration soaked clothing.

• Apply cool wet cloth to skin, ankles, wrists, neck, armpits.

• Give fluids slowly (one-half glass every 15 minutes).

• Monitor breathing and consciousness.

• If victim loses consciousness, cool the body by any means- use a water hose or put ice packs on victim.

• Shivering, poor coordination, loss of consciousness.

• Numbness, glassy stare, slurred speech.

• Call an ambulance and move victim to a warm place.

• Remove any wet clothing and dry the victim.

• Warm the victim slowly by wrapping in blankets.

• Apply other sources of heat if they are available.

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe stomach pain.

• Altered respiration and pulse rate.

• Burns or stains around the mouth. Unusual odors on the breath.

• Quickly take the container to the phone and call 9-911 & the Poison Control Center and follow their instructions.

• Care for shock and monitor breathing while waiting for EMS.

• Do not give anything by mouth unless instructed to do so by medical professionals.

• Shortness of breath, coughing, pale or bluish skin.

• Possible bright red color (carbon monoxide poisoning).

• Headache, dizziness, fainting, weakness.

• Call an ambulance and ensure that the scene is safe.

• Remove the victim to fresh air and loosen tight clothing.

• Check breathing and pulse and treat for shock.

• Victim may have a warning premonition or aura.

• Victim may utter a short cry or scream.

• Muscles become rigid and jerky.

• Change in consciousness.

• Do not restrain the victim or place anything between the teeth.

• Remove any objects that may cause injury and cushion head.

• Call an ambulance if seizure lasts more than a few minutes or victim has multiple seizures.

• Restlessness or irritability, dazed look.

• Pale, cool, moist skin, weakness, nausea, vomiting.

• Shallow breathing and a weak rapid pulse.

Treatment

• Call an ambulance.

• Have the victim lie down and loosen tight clothing.

• Maintain normal body temperature.

• If there are no head or neck injuries elevate the legs 12 inches.

• Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink.

• Severe pain, rapid swelling, discoloration of the skin.

• Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, breathing difficulty, blurred vision.

• Call EMS if the snake is poisonous or your not sure.

• Wash the wound. Keep the victim lying down and quite.

• Immobilize the area keeping it lower than the heart.

• Do not apply ice, cut the wound, apply a tourniquet or suction the wound with your mouth.

• Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink. Treat for shock.

• Use a snakebite kit if more than 30 minutes from medical care.

• Pain on movement of the injured area.

• Swelling, discoloration and tenderness to the touch.

• Have the victim lie down.

• Apply ice to the injured area (15-20 minutes every 1 2 to 2 hours). Do not apply ice directly to the skin.

• Elevate the injured area above the level of the heart.

• Seek medical help if swelling or pain persists.

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech.

• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance.

• Sudden severe headache with no known cause.

• Call an ambulance and have the victim rest comfortably.

• Comfort and reassure the victim.

• Do not give anything to eat or drink.

• Turn victim on side to allow fluids to drain from mouth.