Priorities in Emergencies
Emergency
Checklist
Basic
First Aid Kit
Amputation
Asphyxia
Bites
& stings
Bleeding
Blisters
Breathing
Burns
& scalds
Chemical
burns
Chemicals,
inhaled
Chest
injuries
Choking
Circulation
Crush
injuries
Cyanocrylate
glues
Dental
operations
Diabetic
coma
Dislocations
Drowning
Ear
injuries
Electrocution
& electrical injuries
Epilepsy
Eye
injuries
Fainting
Fish
hooks
Fits
& convulsions
Fractures
Frost
bite
Head
injuries
Heart
attack
Heatstroke
& heat exhaustion
Hypothermia
Internal
bleeding
Nosebleeds
Panic
Poisoning
Shock
Slipped
disc
Spinal
injury
Splinters
Sprains
& strains
Stroke
Surgical operations
Unconsciousness
Wounds
Hypothermia
Extracts from
site: http://www.drlockie.com/
Sets in
when core body temperature falls below 35°C (95’F); if cooling continues
to 25°C (77°F) or below, recovery is unlikely. As temperature dips, the
person becomes dreamy, unresponsive, and reluctant to move, hands, feet,
and abdomen feel cold to the touch- there may also be cramp, numbness, or
paralysis, causing falls and accidents if the person trios to move.
First,
check breathing and pulse, and if necessary give artificial respiration
and cardiac resuscitation (select Breathing, Circulation). Do
not give cardiac resuscitation unless you are absolutely sure there is no
heartbeat.
Bring
the person into the warm, and give sips of hot, sweet drinks, but no
alcohol. Warm the person up gently, to avoid overstraining the heart.
Place warm, not boiling hot, water bottles, well wrapped up, against the
person’s body if you like, but not against the extremities. Do not rub or
massage the limbs or encourage the person to do warm-up exercises. DO
NOT PUT THEM IN THE BATH.
Babies
and old people are most vulnerable to hypothermia. A hypothermic baby will
be unusually limp and drowsy and refuse feeds, although face, hands, and
feet may appear normal. The most effective way of rewarming a baby is to
hold him or her against your skin in a warm bed or bath. In the elderly,
it is sometimes difficult to distinguish hypothermia from a STROKE or
HEART ATTACK. Call your GP within 2 hours.
Specific
remedy to be given every 10 minutes for up to 10 doses
If hypothermia is
accompanied by cramp Cuprum 30c