Child Care

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First There First Care
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Recognizing the Emergency Stopping to
Help Call for Help Assess the Victim
Start the Breathing Stop the Bleeding
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Recognizing the Emergency Stopping to Help
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Call for Help
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Assess the Victim
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Start the Breathing
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Stop the Bleeding
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Remember Your ABCs
A - Airway B - Breathing C - Circulation
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First Aid and Emergencies in the Home
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True Medical Emergencies

• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
• Chest or upper abdominal pain or pressure
• Fainting
• Sudden dizziness, weakness or change in vision
• Change in mental status (confusion, unusual
  behavior)

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True Medical Emergencies (cont.)

• Sudden, severe pain anywhere in the body
• Bleeding that wont stop
• Severe or persistent vomiting
• Coughing or vomiting up blood
• Suicidal or homicidal feelings

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TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
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When to Call an Ambulance
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How to Call an Ambulance
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Your Name
• Address
• Phone Number
• Location of Victim
• Nature of the Problem
• Do not hang up until the
• dispatcher tells you to!

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Until Help Arrives
Remember the ABCs
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Level of Consciousness
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History of What Happened
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Most Common First Aid Problems
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Breathing Difficulties
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Signs Symptoms
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Bleeding
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Fractures and Sprains
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Head and Spinal Injuries
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Seriousness of the Head Injury May Depend on

• The age of the child
• How far the child fell
• What part of the head the child struck
• What the child struck his/her head on

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Things to Watch For

• Level of consciousness
• Vomiting
• Motor function

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Signs of Spinal Injury

• Numbness, tingling, or weakness
• Changes in breathing
• Pain with movement
• Inability to move extremity

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PreventFurtherInjury
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Seizures
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Allergic Reactions
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Signs and Symptoms

• Hives
• Tightness in the chest
• Difficulty breathing
• Unconsciousness

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Fevers
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Poisonings
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Which one's are ok, which one's aren't????
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Things to Remember

• Remove contaminated clothing
• Flush eyes if contaminated
• Contact Poison Center

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Burns
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Treatment

• Stop the burning process and prevent further
  injury
• Cover burn area with dry dressing
• Monitor airway
• CALL AN AMBULANCE FOR TRANSPORT

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Dental Emergencies
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Psychological Emergencies
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Psychological Urgencies
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FIRST AID
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Injury Prevention
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Injuries are not Accidents
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Be an Advocate for Safety
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Thank you for Caring About Kids
This program was supported, in part, by MCH
46400-02-0 from the Emergency Medical Services
for Children Program (sect. 1910USPHS Act), HRSA,
DHHS