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First Aid and Ambulance Work
Published in Debi Prasad Tripathy, Mine Safety Science and Engineering, 2019
Do’sTurn off the power in order to separate the victim from the power source.If unable to turn off the power, stand on some non-conductive material, such as a wooden board, and separate the victim using a non-conductive object.If the victim is not breathing, do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).Check for other injuries due to electric shock.If the person is unconscious, but is breathing and has a heartbeat, you should place him in the recovery position and monitor his breathing and heart rate until medical help arrives.
Electrical safety
Published in Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett, Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction, 2015
There are many excellent posters available which illustrate a first-aid procedure for treating electric shock and such posters should be positioned close to electrical junction boxes or isolation switches (Figure 12.2). The recommended procedure for treating an unconscious person who has received a low-voltage electric shock is as follows: On finding a person suffering from electric shock, raise the alarm by calling for help from colleagues (including a trained first aider).Switch off the power if it is possible and/or the position of the emergency isolation switch is known.Call for an ambulance.If it is not possible to switch off the power, then push or pull the person away from the conductor using an object made from a good insulator, such as a wooden chair or broom. Remember to stand on dry insulating material, for example a wooden pallet, rubber mat or wooden box. If these precautions are not taken, then the rescuer will also be electrocuted.If the person is breathing, place him/her in the recovery position so that an open airway is maintained and the mouth can drain if necessary.If the person is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and, in the absence of a pulse, chest compressions. When the person is breathing normally place them in the recovery position.Treat any burns by placing a sterile dressing over the burn and secure with a bandage. Any loose skin or blisters should not be touched nor any lotions or ointments applied to the burn wound.If the person regains consciousness, treat for normal shock.Remain with the person until they are taken to a hospital or local surgery.
Prehospital trauma care evolution, practice and controversies: need for a review
Published in International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2020
All that is done as first intervention done to a victim of trauma to protect his life and limb and to reduce suffering is called first aid. Often the person most likely to be around at the time of a road crash is likely to be a lay person. However, even lay persons can provide valuable help by calling for expert help, getting the patient to a safer place and positioning the patient and splinting him for reducing pain. They can also help reduce bleeding by simple elevation or compression bandage of the wound. They could be trained, and there are several programmes that help train lay people in providing bystander care. Lay first responders effectively retained knowledge on prehospital trauma care and confidently used their first aid skills and supplies for at least six months. Participants had used at least one skill from the course: most commonly haemorrhage control, recovery position and lifting/moving and 96% had used at least one first aid item (Jayaraman et al., 2009). Training drivers first aid – a group of people most likely to be on the road to help in the time of a road crash has been used by many (Chokotho et al., 2017; Delaney, Bamuleke, & Lee, 2018; Geduld & Wallis, 2011). In an attempted systematic review of randomized controlled trials and observational studies evaluating bystander training interventions heterogeneity in data reporting and outcomes limited formal meta-analysis; however, this review showed high rates of bystander involvement in prehospital trauma care and transport in LMICs and highlights the need for bystander training (Balhara et al., 2019).