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CALL
AN AMBULANCE
DO
NOT MOVE THE PATIENT IF
You think there may be a back or
neck injury or any other injury that could be made worse by movement
The person is in shock
The person has breathing problems
The person has severe chest pains
IF
THE PATIENT IS NOT SERIOUSLY ILL OR INJURED
Take the patient directly to the
accident department of the nearest hospital
WHEN TO SEEK
URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION
Head injuries
Loss of consciousness
Severe bleeding, chest or stomach
pains
Broken or dislocated bones
Choking
RECOVERY POSITION
If the patient is unconscious but breathing
Turn them on their side
Check airway is open by lifting
their chin and tilting the head back slightly
HOW TO RECOGNISE SEVERE CHEST PAIN OR A HEART ATTACK
Vice-like pain in the middle of
the chest, often spreading down the left arm and jaw
Shortness of breath
Sudden faintness or giddiness
Grey pallor to the skin
Lips look blue
WHAT TO DO
IF THE PAIN DOES NOT EASE
Ring 999
Make the patient comfortable
HOW TO RECOGNISE
MEDICAL SHOCK
Patient becomes pale, sweaty, drowsy
and confused
IF
CONSCIOUS
Seek urgent medical help
Reassure the patient
Do not give anything to eat or drink
IF UNCONSCIOUS
BUT BREATHING
Place in recovery position
BURNS
Apply large quantities of cold water to the affected area as soon as possible
and maintain this until the pain subsides. This may take as long as 15 minutes!
If the skin is unbroken but blistered, apply a loose, dry dressing.
If
the burn is larger than four or five inches in diameter or if the skin is broken,
consult your doctor as soon as possible.
