Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Science - Middle School - Health - Emergency Preparedness — Flashcards

Steps to administer first aid: There are 3 basic first aid steps that are known as the “CCC” or:
Check (the victim and your surroundings)
Call (for help)
Care (for the victim)
First check your victim and your surroundings, then send someone to get help if there is someone else around.  If no one is around, SHOUT for help to have someone come so you can have them get help.  Next, check on your victim to see what their condition is.  This is known as the ABCs of care or:  (1)
airway, (2) breathing, and (3)
circulation (or pulse).
Check the victim’s airway.  Is the victim breathing?  Then check their pulse (their blood circulation) to see if there is a pulse.  Also check for severe bleeding.  Remember, it is best never to MOVE a victim if at all possible.
Once you have checked the victim’s airway, breathing, pulse and for any severe bleeding, check to see if the victim has a medical alert tag on his neck or wrist.  This could give you information on how to treat the victim.  Also, be sure to monitor the victim’s vital signs.  If the victim is not breathing, you may have to do rescue breathing.
Rescue Breathing
Open the airway
Look, listen and feel for signs of breathing
Pinch nostrils closed and give 2 slow breaths, pausing between each breath
Check carotid artery (in neck) for pulse
Give 1 slow breath about every 5 seconds
Recheck pulse and breathing every minute

Often times when a medical emergency occurs, people tend to go into panic mode – not knowing what to do.  If you practice the above-steps, memorize and then go over them time and time again, when an emergency occurs you can take charge until a medical professional arrives.