5/9/2007
This is meant only as a guide & does not replace
proper training
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Fractures
Burns
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Chain Of Survival
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•Epilepsy:
It is a disturbance in the
electrical activity in the brain. There are
two types: minor epilepsy
(Petite Mal) and major epilepsy (Grand
Mal). The minor epilepsy can
involve slight twitching and
switching off. Major
epilepsy is when a casualty goes into violent
and reoccurring seizures.
Your main treatment is to protect the
casualty from injuring
themselves and also to call an ambulance.
•Infantile Convulsions:
These are fits in young
children aged 1 - 5, which can be cause by
infections and fevers. You
try to keep them cool by sponging
them with tepid water and
remove their clothes. You reassure the
parents and call an
ambulance.
•Stroke:
This is where the blood flow
to a part of the brain is impaired by a
blood clot. There may be a
sudden headache, drooping lip, loss of
movement on one side of the
body, a slow pulse and they may
seem drunk as they are
confused.
•Diabetes:
This is where the body is
unable to regulate the sugar level in the
body. There is
Hyperglycaemia where the sugar level is too high
and they have to take
insulin and there is Hypoglycaemia where
the sugar level is too low
and they need to take more sugar e.g.
Lucozade or chocolate.