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| Legal Aspects of First Aid (6) |
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1.Duty to Act
2. Standard of Care
3. Negligence
4. Act of Commission
5. Act of Omission
6. Consent |
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| legal responsibility of providing reasonable standard of care when called upon of opportunity presents itself |
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| act in a reasonable and prudent manner with a certain level of knowledge and skill |
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| failure to perform an action that a reasonable or practical person would do |
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| you do wrong from which serious medial complications develop (i.e. perform medical treatment not certified to do) |
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| Failure to do something you should have done (i.e. forget to ask consent) |
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| permission to provide care |
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| informed (actual) consent |
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| patient directly agrees to accept your treatment and gives you permission to proceed |
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| assume that all unresponsive victims would want treatment |
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| laws that protect people who willingly give emergency care w/o accepting anything in return (does not protect against negligence) |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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1. written exposure control plan
2. universal precautions
3. personal protective equipment
4. vaccination
5. annual training
6. compliance |
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| OSHA - importance of protection key points |
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1. protection from contact with blood and bodily fluids saves lives
2. explains how viruses enter the body
3. reviews the proper procedures to follow if an accident occurs in the workplace |
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| OSHA- steps to follow when an accident happens |
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1. personal protective equipment (PPE)
2. correct disinfecting procedures
1/4 cup of liquid chlorine bleach to one gallon of fresh water and allow it to stand for 20 mins
3. removal and disposal of PPE
4. proper hand washing procedures |
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1. blood pressure
2. pulse rate
3. respiration rate
4. pupils
5. body temp
6. skin color |
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| internal organ injury, shock, heart attack |
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| what do you use to measure BP? |
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| pulse rate (normal rates) |
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adult - 60-80 bpm
child - 70-115 bpm
infant - 90-140 bpm |
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adult - 12-20
child - 15-25
infant - 20-40 |
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| deugs/narcotics, heat stroke |
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| drugs - cocaine or speed, shock |
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place back of hand on head
hot/dry - heat stroke
cool/moist - dehydration, heat exhaustion |
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red - heat stroke or Carbon monoxide
yellow - improper liver function
blue-gray - lack of O2 reaching cells
white - lack of blood to tissues |
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| signs and symptoms of a heart attack |
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denial
difficulty breathing
sudden onset of sweating
pain across back, chest or arms |
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| 2 kinds of risk factors for heart attack |
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primary (cannot be changed)
secondary (can be changed) |
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smoking
unhealthy eating
stress |
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| signs and symptoms of Asthma |
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| breathing difficulty while exhaling, wheezing or whistling sounds, tense, frightened, nervous behavior, bluish skin color |
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-abnormal rapid breathing rate (common result of anxiety and fear)
-taking in too much O2, breathing out too much CO2 |
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| influenza (symptoms and treatment) |
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-caused by a virus
symptoms - similar to a cold but more seevre (fever 101-103) sore throat, vomiting, nasal dicharge
treatment - bed rest, increased fluids, see a doctor |
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(sore throat) inflammation of pharynx
treatment - bed rest, warm gargles, throat lozenges, increase fluids |
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