Ou were the rescuer in the scenario, would you do the same? Why or Why not? Explain enarioA: A Scout zigzagging on a bicycle is hit by a car. They receive a cut on eir left forearm that severs an artery. They also sustain a simple fracture of their
Ou were the rescuer in the scenario, would you do the same? Why or Why not? Explain enarioA: A Scout zigzagging on a bicycle is hit by a car. They receive a cut on eir left forearm that severs an artery. They also sustain a simple fracture of their
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Transcribed Image Text:Read and analyze the following situations, then answer the question:
If you were the rescuer in the scenario, would you do the same? Why or Why not? Explain.
ScenarioA: A Scout zigzagging on a bicycle is hit by a car. They receive a cut on
their left forearm that severs an artery. They also sustain a simple fracture of their
right leg.
• Make sure that the scene is safe (Away from the road and to a safe open area)
• Call for help (if there are bystanders, call a bystander and ask him/her to call for
help and ask him/her to come back to me after calling for help for assSurance. If
there is no one around call an emergency number and provide information such
as what happened? (Type of emergency- chief complains?), a number of patients'
locality of the incident including, what is the nearest landmark, informer's name and
telephone number
• Check the status of the patient (Conscious or unconscious, heartbeat, breathing,
if normal.)
• Apply pressure into the left arm to stop the bleeding (using 75mm flexible
bandages rolled in a reverse spiral pattern to stop the bleeding)
• Elevate the left arm of the patient in a higher angle than the heart (this is to
decrease the pressure of blood going to the arm and decrease bleeding)
• Immobilize the left leg to avoid further injury (using 100mm flexible bandages |
rolled in a spiral pattern to immobilize the leg)
• Check circulation after applying a bandage.
• Position the patient appropriately (elevate leg and arm to prevent edema or to
stop bleeding
• Stay with the patient until help arrives. (while continuously monitoring his/her
situation)
• Hand out the patient to rescuers (give all information such as what happened,
type of emergency to chief complaints, actions you have done to the patient and
his/her current situation to the rescuers)
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