Transcript First Aid on the Farm - Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

First Aid on the Farm
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First Response
– Know who to call
– Know appropriate information to give
dispatcher
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Provide care until EMS arrives
– Check airway (A)
– Check breathing (B)
– Check circulation (C)
Shock, Unconsciousness and
Fainting
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Signs
– Cold, clammy skin
– Pale face
– Chills
– Confusion
– Nausea or vomiting
How to treat shock
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Lie the person down
 Elevate the legs
 Cover with a blanket
 Give fluids
Choking
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Determine whether a person is choking
– Ask “Are you choking?”
– Send someone to call for help
– Perform the Heimlich Maneuver
Heimlich Maneuver
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Wrap your arms around the victim’s waist
Make a fist
Place the thumb side of the fist on the abdomen
Grasp the fist with the other hand
Press the fist into the abdomen with quick upward
thrusts
Repeat until the victim starts to breath or cough
An Unconscious
Choking Victim
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Perform a finger
sweep
Tilt the head/chin back
Pinch the nose shut
Seal your lips around
victim’s
Give two full breaths
Artificial Respiration
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If a person does not
respond
1. Yell for help
2. Put the person on their
back
3. Tilting back the head
and lifting the chin.
4. Clear the mouth of
obstruction
Check for Breathing
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Look
 Listen
 Feel
 Give two full breaths
 Check pulse
 Continue rescue breathing 1 breath every 5
seconds
Head, Spine, and Neck
Injuries
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Do not move the person
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Stabilize the body
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Prevent any movement of the head, neck
and spine
Broken Bones
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Place limb in natural position
 Extend splints beyond joints
 Use firm material for splint
 Pad splint
 Fasten with bandage or cloth at break and at
points along the splint
Amputated limbs
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Recover amputated limb
 Rinse in clean water
 Wrap in wet towel
 Seal in plastic bag
 Cool severed part with ice
Protecting the Pinky
•Wrap
digit in salinesoaked gauze...
•…transport
on ice
Heat Exhaustion
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Results from
increased heart rate
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Occurs with poor
ventilation or
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Loss of body fluids
and salts
Symptoms
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Fatigue
 Dizziness
 Clammy with normal
skin temperatures
Treatment
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Move victim to a cool spot
 Give cool (not cold) water
 Rest
Heat Stroke
Result of body’s sweat glands shutting
down
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Mental confusion
Collapse
Unconsciousness
Fever
Mottled skin
Treatment
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Time is of the essence!
 Move victim to cool
place
 Pour cool water over
victim
 Fan victim until help
arrives
Bleeding
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Put on gloves
 Use finger or hand
pressure
 Use a belt or bandage
to hold in place
 If bones are not
broken, elevate
bleeding body part
Eye Injuries
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Foreign object
– Do not rub the eye
– Pull upper eyelid over lower eyelid
– Flush with water
– If unable to remove, cover both eyes with gauze
and seek medical attention
Eye Injury
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Chemical Injury
– Flush eye with
water for 15
minutes
– Seek medical
attention
Penetrating Eye Injuries
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Don’t remove object
Don’t wash eye
Cover both eyes with
gauze
Keep victim on back
Seek medical attention
Transport on stretcher
Eyelid injuries
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Check eye for lacerations
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If bleeding apply pressure
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Apply cold
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Seek medical attention
Blunt Eye Injuries
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Apply cold
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Dress with sterile bandage
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Transport on stretcher
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Seek medical attention
Poisons
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If poison is a solid (e.g. pills)
– Cover finger in clean cloth
– Perform finger sweep and remove solid
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If poison is a gas
– Protect yourself with respirator
– Assist victim to fresh air
Poisons
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If poison is a corrosive
– Remove clothing from
affected area
– Flush with water for 30
minutes
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any poisoning take with the
label when calling for help!!