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In this day and age many Americans are going back to their roots and becoming much more self reliant. I have put together this short but useful First Aid kit check list and Buddy Care PDF so that you can Down Load and keep with your bug out bag.
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Contents Common Injury Treatment (Self Aid/Buddy Care) Life Saving Tips A,B,C,D,E Abdominal Wound Treatment
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Common Injury Treatment Spinal/Neck/Head Injury Symptons: •
Lack of feeling and/or control anywhere below the neck, drainage of fluid or blood from ears, nose or mouth.
Treatment: • If conscious, caution casualty not to move. • Continuously monitor and check airway w/out turning casualties head. • Immobilize head and neck. • If casualty must be moved: - Use hard surface for a litter (door, cut lumber, ect…) - Use as many people as needed to move casualty onto litter. - Immobilize head and neck. - Ensure casualty’s limbs are secured and at chest and thigh regions. - Turn rotate body as a unit. DO NOT BEND SPINAL CORD DO NOT ROTATE HEAD OR NECK Eye Injury Treatment: • • • •
DO NOT remove impaled objects. Secure objects w/clean dressing. Apply bandage lightly to BOTH eyes. DO NOT leave casualty unattended.
Chest Wound Symptoms: • Sucking noise from chest. • Frothy red blood from wound.
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Treatment: • • • •
Look for entry/exit wound. Cover holes w/airtight seal (I.D. card, tin foil) Tape down seal on 3 sides-leave bottom uncovered. Let casualty assume position for easiest breathing (preferably on affected side.)
Fracture Symptoms: • Deformity, bruising. • Tenderness over specific part of body. • Swelling/discoloration. Treatment: • • • • • •
DO NOT straighten limb. If in doubt, splint injury where they lie (if possible.) Splint joints above and below injury. Remove clothing from injured area. Remove rings from fingers (if possible) Check pulse below injury-away from heart to determine if blood flow is restricted.
Life Saving Steps Perform Self-Aid and Buddy Care • OPEN AIRWAY (possible neck injury use Jaw Thrust maneuver, DO NOT TURN HEAD) • Ensure Breathing • Support Circulation (Stop bleeding) immobilize neck injuries. • Prevent further Disability (Place dressing over open wounds and splint obvious limb deformities.) Copyright © 2013 – Eric Stern - All rights reserved
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• Minimize further Exposure to adverse weather.
Shock Symptoms: • • • •
Confusion Sweaty but Cool Skin (Clammy Skin) Shallow, Labored and Rapid Breathing Weak-Rapid Pulse
Shock Treatment: • • • • • •
Keep Airway open. If unconscious, place on side in recovery position, monitor airway. Keep person calm, warm and comfortable. Elevate lower extremities. Seek medical attention. DO NOT give food or drink.
Tourniquet WARNING: Never use a tourniquet unless there is a danger to life. Use tourniquet ONLY as a LAST RESORT to stop bleeding to save life at LOSS OF LIMB. NEVER REMOVE only a Doctor can remove tourniquet. • Place one-inch wide constricting band around arm or leg to stop sever bleeding. DO NOT use wire or shoestring. • Place band 2-4 inches above injury if possible. • Tighten band just enough to stop bleeding-no mare than is necessary. • Once in place DO NOT LOOSEN or REMOVE. • Expose tourniquet area for quick visual reference. • Mark time and letter “T” on casualty’s forehead (use ink or blood)
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Abdominal Wound Treatment: • If organs are outside body, gently pick them up and place them on top of abdomen. DO NOT replace or push organs into body. • Cover exposed organs w/moist clean dressing. • Secure w/bandages. • If legs are not fractured bend knees to relieve pressure.
Bleeding Treatment: • • • • •
Apply direct pressure w/hand (Use dressing if available) Elevate extremity if not broken. Use pressure points to control bleeding. DO NOT remove old dressing. Add new dressing over old (If needed)
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