FIRST AID: BLEEDING & SHOCK

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FIRST AID BLEEDING SHOCK
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BLEEDING

• MOST OF OUR BLEEDING ACCIDENTS CAN BE TAKEN CARE
  OF BY YOURSELF
• OUR BAND-AIDS ARE OUT IN THE SHOP BY THE
  COMPUTERS
• SHOW INSTRUCTOR
• ASK FOR HELP IF NEEDED

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MORE SEVERE BLEEDING

• USE A CLEAN CLOTH TO APPLY DIRECT PRESSURE TO
  WOUND
• IF BLEEDING CONTINUES, ADD MORE CLOTH AND
  PRESSURE
• DONT REMOVE FIRST CLOTH

4
BLEEDING

• IF BLEEDING CANT BE STOPPED BY APPLYING DIRECT
  PRESSURE, ELEVATE THE WOUND ABOUT THE HEART WHILE
  APPLING PRESSURE

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BLEEDING

• IF BLEEDING CONTINUES, GET MEDICAL HELP
  IMMEDIATELY

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SHOCK
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SHOCK

• OFTEN RESULTS FROM AN INJURY OR PAIN
• CAN RESULT FROM FROM EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OF BEING
  SCARED OR SURPRISED
• CAN BE CAUSED BY DEEP STRESS
• IF NOT TREATED, CAN CAUSE DEATH

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SHOCK SYMPTOMS

• COLD
• CLAMMY
• LIGHT HEADED
• PALE
• SHAKY
• SLOWED PULSE

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SHOCK TREATMENT

• KEEP PATIENT DOWN
• ELEVATE FEET
• KEEP WARM (NOT HOT)
• KEEP CALM
• SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT IF SYMPTOMS
  CONTINUE

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QUESTIONS