What dangers would you check for before approaching a casualty?

What dangers would you check for before approaching a casualty?

Check that there are no obvious obstructions in the mouth or nose and if so remove them. Keeping the airway open you must now check for breathing. You can look for chest movement, listen for sound and feel for breath on your cheek.

How do you assess for danger first aid?

Response

1. Check for response: ask their name, squeeze their shoulders.
2. If there is a response:
3. If there is no response…
4. Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance or ask another person to make the call.
5. Open patient’s mouth.
6. Open airway by tilting head with chin lift.
7. Check for breathing: look, listen and feel.

What are the 3 methods you would use to check if the casualty is breathing normally?

Breathing

• look to see if their chest is rising and falling.
• listen over their mouth and nose for breathing sounds.
• feel their breath against your cheek for 10 seconds.

  What is the first thing you check when you approach a casualty?

  As a first aider, the very first thing you should do upon arriving at an incident scene is to check for any hazards to yourself or bystanders. A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm.

  How do you assess an emergency situation?

  How to Assess & Respond to an Emergency Situation in 5 Steps

  1. Assess the Situation. The first thing you should do is assess the situation.
  2. Get Help. The first step to establishing some sort of leadership is to shout out or signal for help.
  3. Assess the Environment.
  4. Triage: Assess the Injured.
  5. Know Your Limits.

  What is the best method for assessing a casualty?

  The primary survey is a quick way to find out how to treat any life threating conditions a casualty may have in order of priority. We can use DRABC to do this: Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and Circulation.

  How can you assess a casualty?

  Look and feel the spine

  1. If the casualty has no pain or pins and needles, then gently log roll the casualty into the lateral position, supporting the neck and head.
  2. Look at the neck and spine.
  3. Feel for deformities.
  4. Check for bleeding, bruising, swelling or lacerations.