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Transcript of Slide No. 1 © A McAuslin TEN MOST COMMON CAUSES OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS F I S H S H A P E D.
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Slide No. 1© A McAuslin
TEN MOST COMMON CAUSES OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS
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FAINTING•Lay the casualty down•Elevate the legs
The pulse will be slow at first
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ILLNESS
These are very hard for the first aid person to diagnose as we are not always told the full story.
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SHOCK
Lay the casualty on their back and elevate the legs if the injures allow.
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HEAD INJURIES
•Concussion
•Compression
•Skull fracture
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STROKECONSCIOUSSat up head inclined to one side
UNCONSCIOUS Recovery position
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HEART ATTACK
Treatment position Offer an aspirin to chewThe pulse will be rapid,Weak & irregular
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ASPHYXIA / HYPOXIA
•Hanging•Strangling•Throttling•Choking•Smoke inhalation•Puncture wound (chest)•Drowning
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POISONS
•Swallowed
•Inhaled
•Absorbed
•Injected
•Instilled
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EPILEPSYMINOR FIT
SIT THE CASUALTY DOWN
KEEP THE CASUALTY STILL
REMOVE ANY DANGER
MAJOR FIT
EASE THE CASUALTIES FALL
REMOVE DANGERRECOVERY POSITION
(WHEN FIT IS OVER)
DO NOT
LIFT MOVERESTRAIN
PUT ANYTHING IN THE MOUTH
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INSULIN
SUGAR
DIABETES
SUGARINSULIN
IMBALANCE