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FIRST AID SURVIVAL SKILLS

CHECKLIST
When you or your family experiences extreme or non-extreme medical
emergencies, you will need to know exactly what to do right away. Often, you
will be the highest medical asset your casualty has so buckle up and begin
learning and practising first aid survival skills!

FIRST AID ESSENTIALS


How to play your part in First Aid Situations
How to do triage and manage critical incidents 
When and how to call Emergency Services
Protecting yourself from getting infected
Checking for vital signs of life
Gathering important historical information from your victims

KEY LIFESAVING SKILLS


Properly surveying and assessing a collapsed victim
Getting your patient/ casualty into the Recovery position
How to perform CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Helping a choking casualty

DEALING WITH MINOR INJURIES


Splinters and blisters
Broken nose, nosebleeds
Minor wounds - scrapes and cuts
Soft tissue injuries - ankle sprains and strains
Foreign body in the eye, Black eye
Fainting, Minor burns

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FIRST AID SURVIVAL SKILLS
CHECKLIST
When you or your family experiences extreme or non-extreme medical
emergencies, you will need to know exactly what to do right away. Often, you
will be the highest medical asset your casualty has so buckle up and begin
learning and practising first aid survival skills!

COMMON AILMENTS
Common cough and colds Nausea
Influenza (the Flu) Panic attacks
Headaches Vomiting
Ear infections Hyperventilation
Diarrhea and Upset stomachs
Motion sickness

EXTREME MEDICAL EMERGENCIES


Asthma Strokes and Brain attacks
Seizures Anaphylaxis
Heart Attacks Diabetic Hyperglycemia
Meningitis Diabetic Hypoglycemia
Poisoning Emergency Childbirths

TRAUMATIC LACERATIONS AND INJURIES


Catastrophic bleeding Handling Head injuries
Dealing with Amputations Dealing with Crush injuries
Treating Puncture wounds Neck and Back Injuries
Victims in shock Chemical burns
Fractures (Open and Closed) Major burns
Bodily Dislocations

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FIRST AID SURVIVAL SKILLS
CHECKLIST
When you or your family experiences extreme or non-extreme medical
emergencies, you will need to know exactly what to do right away. Often, you
will be the highest medical asset your casualty has so buckle up and begin
learning and practising first aid survival skills!

PEDIATRIC AILMENTS
Pediatric CPR Bronchiolitis
Dehydration Chicken pox
Foreign elements wedged in Ear Croup infection
Foreign elements wedged in Nose Looking after sick children
Pediatric Choking
Febrile seizures

NATURE INDUCED CONDITIONS


Hyperthermia Lightning strikes
Hypothermia Frostbite
Sunburn Poison Ivy, Sumac, Oak
Heatstroke
Drowning

INSECT BITES AND STINGS


Tick bites
Insect stings and bites
Snakebites
Animal bites
Jellyfish stings

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