TEN MOST COMMON CAUSES OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS

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TEN MOST COMMON CAUSES OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS
F I S H S H A P
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FAINTING

• Lay the casualty down
• Elevate the legs
• The pulse will be slow at first

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ILLNESS
These are very hard for the first aid person to
diagnose as we are not always told the full
story.
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SHOCK
Lay the casualty on their back and elevate the
legs if the injures allow.
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HEAD INJURIES

• Concussion
• Compression
• Skull fracture

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STROKE
CONSCIOUS Sat up head inclined to one side
UNCONSCIOUS Recovery position
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HEART ATTACK
Offer an aspirin to chew The pulse will be
rapid, Weak irregular
Treatment position
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ASPHYXIA / HYPOXIA

• Hanging
• Strangling
• Throttling
• Choking
• Smoke inhalation
• Puncture wound (chest)
• Drowning

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POISONS

• Swallowed
• Inhaled
• Absorbed
• Injected
• Instilled

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EPILEPSY
MINOR FIT SIT THE CASUALTY DOWN KEEP THE
CASUALTY STILL REMOVE ANY DANGER
MAJOR FIT EASE THE CASUALTIES FALL REMOVE
DANGER RECOVERY POSITION (WHEN FIT IS OVER)
LIFT MOVE RESTRAIN
DO NOT
PUT ANYTHING IN THE MOUTH
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DIABETES
SUGAR INSULIN IMBALANCE