Life Saving Procedures
By Daniel Massa III
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Purpose / Audience Page
This page is intended to help the average
Joe know what to do in emergency
situations until the professional medical help
arrives. The focus will be on information
college students can use in routine settings
(parties, road trips, sports events, etc…).
Further research and study is not only
presented, but encouraged.
Terms and Definitions (Presentation Specific)
EMT – Emergency Medical Technician: This is a licensed, trained
practitioner of medical protocol; these men and women begin life
saving procedures, respond to the scene, and transport victims to the
hospital; they can be EMT-B, I, M or D [Basic, Intermediate, Medic or
Defribulators, respectively]; these people know what they’re doing, let
them handle the situation ASAP
ALS / BLS – Advanced/Basic Life Support: Levels of training and
diplomas
CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation: Process taken when victim
is not breathing or responding to stimuli
Terms and Definitions (Continued)
DNR – Do Not Resuscitate
BP – Blood Pressure
TKO – To Keep Open
AVPU – Alert and/or Conscious / Responsive: Verbal Stimuli /
Responsive: Painful Stimuli / Unresponsive [AKA Secondary Survey]
BSA – Burn Surface Area
IV – IntraVenous: through the vein
IM – IntraMuscular (pertaining to injections)
IVP – IV Push: injecting medication rapidly into a vein to hit the blood
system all at once
LOC – Loss Of Consciousness
EMS – Emergency Medical Service(s)
Terms and Definitions (Devices)
Defribulators [AKA Paddles] – Devices used to send sudden electric jolts
through a non-responding body
BVM – Bag-Valve Mask / Resuscitator: A handheld squeeze bag,
attached to a face mask, used to assist in providing artificial ventilation of
the lungs
IV – Intravenous: fluids and other outside nutrients and drugs are
supplied through needles that allow the fluids to go into your
bloodstream
Assume the Role (Situational Demands)
Emergency! Get in this mind frame:
You are in charge unless otherwise noted!
Seconds are precious! Don’t waste any time!
Have a plan! Prioritize!
Send for additional help regardless of circumstance!
You should get professionals on the scene as early as
possible!
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Emergency! Plan and Prioritize:
First and foremost: Survey! Assess situation.
Determine reliable resources (friends may bail)
Know your limits, go to the limit and be ready to do so!
Send for additional help regardless of circumstance!
You should get professionals on the scene as early as
possible! (seem familiar?)
Assume the Role (Continued)
Survey:
ABC’s: Airway (cervical control as well),
Breathing, Circulation
AVPU: Alert, Visual, Painful, Unresponsive
Area: Hazards, dangers and safe spots
Victim(s): History, allergies, pain level, recent
activity, order of victims
Assume the Role (Continued)
According to a quote from General Hospital, you are
now the closest thing to God. Whether religious or
ethical or humane, what are you going to do? The
important thing is that you do something, from comfort
with a damp cloth to calling for help to performing CPR.
Do what you can when you can do it. Facilitate the
process or be part of the life saving procedure.
Regardless, by accepting any position, you are taking
the first step to helping someone, but you should first
take a look at this task list:
Performance Requirements
Are you…?
Physically able to perform the tasks you set out
to do?
Mentally and emotionally able to do the tasks
set before you?
The most qualified person willing to work?
Ready?
Situation Flexibility
Just understand that any time could potentially require your medical services
…
…at a party, John took a hit of something and starting spazzing out…
…we were crossing the street and turned the corner and there was this dude
just sprawled out there…
…at the intersection, I made a right hand turn and this guy took too sharp of
a left…
…on Mark’s boat, Dwayne was messing around the edge when a real strong
wind came out of nowhere and knocked him overboard…
…the TV fell down the stairs when Axel was bringing it up…
…I left Tyler in the tub for a minute and when I got back the room was
steaming…
…the band wasn’t supposed to bring in pyrotechnics but did anyway…
…
Overview so Far
1. You know a few more terms
2. You know what to survey a scene for
3. You know how to survey a victim
4. You know what it takes to perform the actions needed
5. You know Daniel Massa III gives great PowerPoint Presentations
6. You know an emergency can be born of any normal
circumstance
7. You know further research is recommended
Now all you need to know a few basic Life Saving Procedures
DO!
You’ve surveyed…now what?
Is he or she responding to anything? Visual or Painful stimuli not
getting across? No breathing or pulse? Call for help, remove
victim from dangerous settings and perform CPR.
Ah, he or she’s breathing, but still not responding to stimuli! Try
the Heimlich Maneuver to see if it’s because something is
lodged in the throat.
What about Spazzing out from too much substance (liquid or
solid)? Or burns? Or a limb hanging on by a thread? You
know that a situation can come from anywhere, but the
possibilities and outcomes are almost infinite.
DO! (Continued)
Be calm…this adds to your credibility, makes others calm and lets you
think clearly. Don’t forget to call a professional. If you use common
sense, you should be able to diffuse most situations. Bleeding?
Control bleeding with elevation and pressure. Not breathing?
Remove obstacles or give them your own air (CPR). The trick is to
realize that certain things have to be done for successful treatment.
First is the survey…this can point out something important that could
be overlooked easily. This can point out the source and lead you to
realize what happened. Second is contact professional help if needed.
A scrape is no reason, but even if it’s a small problem and you just
don’t know what to do, ask! Get as much information as possible and
ask…this information could be quickly recapped as the five W’s and
possibly How. Poisoned? Snakebite? What kind of snake? Limb
hanging off? Where is the limb? When asking for help, accept that
they need this information to assist you and remain calm and patient
with them. Lastly…Do! Do what you can when you can, and if you
can, do more.
DO! (Continued)
Once you’ve done what you can do, either it
ended in the hands of professionals or maybe
it was enough on your own to resuscitate and
revive the person, you’ll feel much better about
yourself and they’ll think more highly of you.
Brag if you want, but no reward is better than
the thank you to follow your service.
“To better one’s life is to better the world.”
- Alan Shawn Feinstein
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Applause – You Guys!