first aid
First Aid is the immediate response to a casualty that is sick or injured.
The main task of the rescuer who administering first aid is to try to prevent injury or a worsening of existing diseases or injuries.
The responsibilities of a pediatric first aider: make sure that every situation in which you act is sure: for you, the victim and for the people around (very important if you work with children as they are very curious and tend to approach the patient) provide care to a child who has suddenly become ill or injured or ill until: medical help or ambulance arrives; the child’s parent arrive prevent the condition of the child becoming worse provide reassurance to the injured or ill child and other children around the area pass on information about the event to the parents or to the professional help
Is also the first aider responsibility to try to prevent and minimize the risk of infection for the casualty, for the children around and for the first aider itself.
For this reason I always have to: wash my hands before and after the contact with any body fluids, such as blood wear gloves whenever you can possibly cover any wound or cut on your body with bandages or plaster to avoid come in contact with the bodily fluids of causality if it is possible to try to wash the wounds of causality put all dirty materials into a plastic bag and dispose of correctly
In case of CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) use a protective barrier such as “resusci-aid”, or simply try to cover the mouth with something of plastic with a hole for the mouth.
First aid kit.
To help in the first aid you will have a first aid kit, present in all the rooms of the nursery, they should content:
1 Leaflet giving general instructions on how to perform first aid
1 Pair of disposable gloves, in case it is necessary to come into contact with body fluids
1 breathing barrier for performing rescue breathing and CPR
20 adhesive bandages (plasters),
The main task of the rescuer who administering first aid is to try to prevent injury or a worsening of existing diseases or injuries.
The responsibilities of a pediatric first aider: make sure that every situation in which you act is sure: for you, the victim and for the people around (very important if you work with children as they are very curious and tend to approach the patient) provide care to a child who has suddenly become ill or injured or ill until: medical help or ambulance arrives; the child’s parent arrive prevent the condition of the child becoming worse provide reassurance to the injured or ill child and other children around the area pass on information about the event to the parents or to the professional help
Is also the first aider responsibility to try to prevent and minimize the risk of infection for the casualty, for the children around and for the first aider itself.
For this reason I always have to: wash my hands before and after the contact with any body fluids, such as blood wear gloves whenever you can possibly cover any wound or cut on your body with bandages or plaster to avoid come in contact with the bodily fluids of causality if it is possible to try to wash the wounds of causality put all dirty materials into a plastic bag and dispose of correctly
In case of CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) use a protective barrier such as “resusci-aid”, or simply try to cover the mouth with something of plastic with a hole for the mouth.
First aid kit.
To help in the first aid you will have a first aid kit, present in all the rooms of the nursery, they should content:
1 Leaflet giving general instructions on how to perform first aid
1 Pair of disposable gloves, in case it is necessary to come into contact with body fluids
1 breathing barrier for performing rescue breathing and CPR
20 adhesive bandages (plasters),