Health And Safety P4 M3 D2
Health and Safety – P4, M3, D2
For this assignment I have been asked to explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting. I have also been asked to discuss health, safety or security concerns arising from a specific incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. As well as this I will justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting.
The Recovery Position
A service user has collapsed outside the hospital; they are unconscious however they are still breathing. I have therefore taken the decision to put them into the Recovery Position. I have done this as it will make sure that their airways remain clear and open. It also makes sure that any vomit or fluid will not make them choke. I will now describe step by step on how to put someone into the Recovery Position.
Before doing anything you would pause for a second before going over to help. The reason being, you would be assessing the scene to check for any dangers for both you and the casualty, the hazards that you would be looking for is in case a car could come round the corner and hit both you and the casualty. Once you feel comfortable with the surroundings, you would move on to the next step. With the recovery position, your main priority is to ensure that you are safe and that there are no dangers that can affect you or compromise the care of your patient.
The first thing that you would do is kneel on the floor on one side of the person and gently tap them, you would then introduce yourself and ask them are they ok. You must always ensure that you have help on the way, so you would need to phone 999, or if you have no phone present, shout for help and ask a by stander to ring 999.
Before placing them in the recovery position you should remove anything that could be harmful to the service user or make them uncomfortable. When removing belongings, tell and show someone else
For this assignment I have been asked to explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting. I have also been asked to discuss health, safety or security concerns arising from a specific incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. As well as this I will justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting.
The Recovery Position
A service user has collapsed outside the hospital; they are unconscious however they are still breathing. I have therefore taken the decision to put them into the Recovery Position. I have done this as it will make sure that their airways remain clear and open. It also makes sure that any vomit or fluid will not make them choke. I will now describe step by step on how to put someone into the Recovery Position.
Before doing anything you would pause for a second before going over to help. The reason being, you would be assessing the scene to check for any dangers for both you and the casualty, the hazards that you would be looking for is in case a car could come round the corner and hit both you and the casualty. Once you feel comfortable with the surroundings, you would move on to the next step. With the recovery position, your main priority is to ensure that you are safe and that there are no dangers that can affect you or compromise the care of your patient.
The first thing that you would do is kneel on the floor on one side of the person and gently tap them, you would then introduce yourself and ask them are they ok. You must always ensure that you have help on the way, so you would need to phone 999, or if you have no phone present, shout for help and ask a by stander to ring 999.
Before placing them in the recovery position you should remove anything that could be harmful to the service user or make them uncomfortable. When removing belongings, tell and show someone else