THE CLOCK IS TICKING!
Be familiar with the concept of the GOLDEN HOUR, a concept adapted from human medicine -- meaning for certain emergencies if you do not get the patient into an operating theatre (where it can receive surgical intervention and blood transfusion) wiithin 1 hour the chance of survival is low.
In certain emergency situations, you do not waste time "rendering first aid," with the exceptions of providing swift, critical interventions that are life-saving. No wasting time bandaging or splinting or cleaning wounds. In certain types of emergencies, providing first aid means: SCOOP AND RUN!
Before practicing approaching a critical hit by car situation for example, repeat this 10 times:
My name is _______. I am a first aid attendant. My job is to get this patient to the closest ER as quickly and safely as possible. Time is of the essence, every second matters.
- MECHANISMS OF INJURIES REQUIRING RAPID TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL:
- FALL FROM 20 FT
- MOTOR VEHICLE TRAUMA
- ENCOUNTER WITH LARGER ANIMALS, (WILDLIFE, BIG DGS VS LITTLE DOG)
- INTOXICATION/ POISON EXPOSURE
- ENVENOMATION
- LABOURED BREATHING
- DISTENDED ABDOMEN/ABDOMINAL PAIN
- INABILITY TO URINATE
- LABOURED BREATHING
- WEAKNESS
- CRUSHING INJURIES
- WEAKNESS INABILITY TO GET UP
- LOSS OF BALANCE
- CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS
- SEIZURES
- DYSTOCIA
- BLEEDING