INTRODUCTION

Directions: Write only the letter of the correct

answer in your pad paper.

1.What type of injury that break or crack in a bone?

A.Fracture
B. Dislocation
C. Chest Compression
D. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
 INTRODUCTION
Directions: Write only the letter of the correct
answer in your pad paper.

2.Which is an injury to ligaments of a bone due to

accident tearing or overstetching?
A.Fracture
B.Disclocation
C.Sprain
D.Choking
 INTRODUCTION
Directions: Write only the letter of the correct
answer in your pad paper.

3.Which carry is the easiest way to transport a light

and smaller victim?
A.Piggy Back
B.shoulder drag
C. fireman carry
D. pack strap carry
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Directions: Write only the letter of the correct
answer in your pad paper.

4.Which is used to transport a conscious victim?

A.Piggy Back
B.shoulder drag
C. fireman carry
D. pack strap carry
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Directions: Write only the letter of the correct
answer in your pad paper.

5.Which injury caused by consuming food or drink that

is contaminated with bacteria or viruses.
A. choking
B. food poisoning
C. chemical burn
D. heart attack
 Carrying and
Transporting an
Injured Person
Factors to consider in transporting an
injured person:
1.Weight and height of the victim
2.Status of the victim
(conscious/unconscious)
3.Environment (safe, floor is smooth,
narrow or wide)
4.Special need considerations
(injuries of the victims
One – Man
Transport
• FIREMAN’S CARRY
- The easiest way to transport a light
& smaller victim
• PIGGY BACK
- When the victim is conscious
• PACK STRAP CARRY
- When the victim is smaller than the
first aider
• SHOULDER DRAG
- Used when the floor is smooth, short
distance transport
• FIREMAN’S DRAG or TIED-HANDS
CRAWL
- Used when first aider & victim must crawl
underneath a low structure
• BLANKET DRAG
- Used when the victim is seriously
injured & should not be lifted
• LOVER’S CARRY
TWO – MAN
CARRY
• CHAIR or SEAT CARRY
- When there are 2 first aiders & a
chair is available
• TWO MAN CARRY
• TWO MAN CARRY
 Three or
More Man
Transport
• HAMMOCK CARRY
- When there are 3 first aiders
• BEARER ALONG SIDE
- Carriers will stay on the uninjured
side of the victim
• SIX MAN LIFT & CARRY
- When there are 6 first aiders
 Lesson 5
First Aid for
Common
Unintentional
Injuries
 1. Fracture
• Break or crack in a bone
• Open fracture: pierces the skin surface
• Closed fracture: the skin above is intact
 1. Fracture
• FIRST AID
1.Check vital signs
2.Do not move the injured part
3.Stop bleeding, if there is any
4.If you have to move the person,
immobilize the broken part by
splinting
5.Seek medical help immediately
 2. dislocation
• Is a partial or complete displacement
of the bone
 2.Dislocation
• FIRST AID:
1.Call for help immediately
2.Splint the affected part
3.Do not try to move a dislocated
part or force it back into place
4. Apply ice on the
injured part to
reduce swelling
 3. Sprain
• An injury to the ligaments of a
bone due to accidental tearing or
overstretching
 4. STRAIN
* An injury to the muscles which is a
result of improper used of the muscle
Sprain & Strain
• FIRST AID - RICE
1.Rest the injured part
2.Apply ice
3.Compress the injured part
4. Elevate the injured part
 5. HEAT EXHAUSTION
• Is caused by loss of salt and water
due to excessively high temperature
• May lead to heat stroke and even
death
 5.HEAT EXHAUSTION
• First Aid:
1.Transport a victim to a cool
place
2.Give him/her plenty of water
3.Check for vital signs
4.Seek medical health
 6.FOOD POISONING
• Is caused by consuming food
or drink that is contaminated
with bacteria or viruses
 6. FOOD
POISONING
• FIRST AID:
1.Help the person to lie down and rest
2.Give him plenty of flavorless fluids
to drink & a bowl to use if he vomits
3.Call for medical help if the condition
worsens
 7.CHOKING
•Results when foreign object
blocks the throat
 7.CHOKING
•FIRST AID:
1.Ask the person if he is
choking
2.Encourage him/her to
cough
3.When the person cannot
speak or stops coughing,
give him 5 back blows
 7.CHOKING
•FIRST AID:
4. If back blows fail, try
abdominal thrusts
5. Check his mouth
6. If obstruction still has not
cleared, call for ambulance.
Abdominal thrust
 8.DROWNING
• Happens when air cannot get
into the lungs because of water
• Can cause immediate death
when taken for granted
 8.DROWNING
FIRST AID:
1.Lay the person down on
his/her back
2.Check breathing and
open the airway
3.Give rescue breaths & chest
compression if necessary
 8.DROWNING
FIRST AID:
4. If the person is breathing,
place him/her in the recovery
position
5. Treat for hypothermia by
removing wet clothing &
covering him/her with a dry
blanket
 9.HEART ATTACK
• Is caused by a sudden
obstruction of blood supply to
the part of the heart muscles
 9.HEART ATTACK
FIRST AID:
1.Help the person sit or lie
down with head elevated
2.Call for medical help
 9.HEART ATTACK
FIRST AID:
3. If the person is conscious,
give him/her a full dose aspirin &
advise him/her to chew it slowly
4. Constantly monitor the vital
signs. Be prepared to give
rescue breaths & chest
compressions
 10.CHEMICAL BURNS
•May occur when electricity
passes through the body
 10.CHEMICAL BURNS
FIRST AID:
1.Make sure that contact
with the electrical source
is broken
2.Flood the sites of injury
at the entry & exit points
of the current w/ plenty
of cold water
 10.CHEMICAL BURNS
FIRST AID:
3. Wear a disposable gloves &
place a sterile dressing or a
bandage over the burn to protect
it from airborne infection
4. Call for medical help
5. Reassure the victim and
treat for shock.
 11.BURNS
• Are often due to domestic
incidents such as touching a hot
iron, friction (rope burn) or
spilling boiling water on the skin
 11.BURNS
FIRST AID:
1.For minor burns, flood the
injured area with cold water for
at least how long to stop
burning & relieve pain
2.Put on gloves & cover the
area with sterile non-adhesive
dressing or bandage
 11.BURNS
FIRST AID:
3. For severe burns, help the
person to lie down & prevent
the burnt area from coming
into contact w/ the ground.
Soak the burn with plenty of cold
liquid
4. Seek for medical assistance. Do
not delay medical help
 11.BURNS
FIRST AID:
5. Wear disposable gloves & gently
remove any rings, watches, belts, shoes,
or smouldering clothing before the tissues
began to swell
6. Carefully remove any burnt clothing, unless
it is sticking to the skin. Cover the burnt area
with non-adhesive dressing or bandage
 11.BURNS
FIRST AID:
7. Continue to monitor vital
signs
8. Reassure casualty and treat
for shock
 12.HEAT STROKE
• Is caused by a failure of the
“thermostat” in the brain to
regulate body temperature
• When this happens, the body
becomes seriously heated
 12.HEAT STROKE
FIRST AID:
1.Move the person
immediately to a cool
place
2.Remove as much of his
outer clothing as possible
3.Call for medical help
 12.HEAT STROKE
FIRST AID:
4. Wrap the person in a cold,
wet sheet & keep the sheet
wet until his temperature
drops to 38⁰C or 37.5⁰C under
the tongue or armpit, respectively
5. If the person has returned
to normal temperature,
replace wet sheet with a dry one
 12.HEAT STROKE
FIRST AID:
6. Monitor vital signs until
help arrives
7. If temperature rises,
repeat the cooling process
 13.STROKE
• Is a condition in which the blood
supply to a part of the brain is
suddenly and seriously impaired
by a blood clot or ruptured blood
vessel
 13.STROKE
FIRST AID:
1.If the person is conscious, help him to
lie down with his head & shoulders
slightly raised & supported
2.Incline his head to the affected side &
place a towel on his shoulder to absorb
any dribbling
3. Call for help
FIRST AID:
13.STROKE
FIRST AID:
4. Loosen any tight clothing
5. Monitor vital signs & reassure
the victim
6. If the victim is unconscious, give
rescue breathing & chest
compression
7. Call for an ambulance or call for help
 ACTIVITY 1
Identify and explain what is the first aid
applicable for the following unintentional
injury. Write your answer in your pad paper.
1.
 ACTIVITY 1
Identify and explain what is the first aid
applicable for the following unintentional
injury. Write your answer in your pad paper.
1.
 ACTIVITY 1
Identify and explain what is the first aid
applicable for the following unintentional
injury. Write your answer in your pad paper.
2.
 ACTIVITY 1
Identify and explain what is the first aid
applicable for the following unintentional
injury. Write your answer in your pad paper.
3.
 ACTIVITY 1
Identify and explain what is the first aid
applicable for the following unintentional
injury. Write your answer in your pad paper.
4.
 ACTIVITY 1
Identify and explain what is the first aid
applicable for the following unintentional
injury. Write your answer in your pad paper.
5.
 ACTIVITY 2

Complete the table by filling in

the blank with the correct
answer. Write your answer in
your pad paper
 ACTIVITY 2
No. of First Aider Situation Kind of
Transport
ONE Victim is smaller 1.
than the first aider.
ONE 2. Piggy Back
ONE victim is seriously 3.
injured and should
not be lifted
4. Carrier will stay on 5.
the uninjured side
of the victim