The quick fix in a broken situation Bandages gauze is used to patch a cut scrape or gash in your skin Used to help your body repair your skin by stopping dirt and bacteria from getting into the cut ID: 461055
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Bandages and Slings
The quick fix in a broken situationSlide2
Bandages (gauze) is used to patch a cut, scrape, or gash in your skin.
Used to help your body repair your skin by stopping dirt and bacteria from getting into the cut.
Not only used for a cut on the finger…
What are bandages for?Slide3
Sometimes cuts can be small…Slide4
Sometimes cuts can be large…Slide5
1.) Do not panic!Panicking will make the person excited, which will make blood rush through their body.
2.) CALM the person down.3.) If the cut is small, wash it first to clean any bacteria from the area.
4.) Apply bandages with pressure.Attempt to stop the bleeding.
When you find someone that is bleeding:Slide6
1.)Do not panic!Panicking will make the person excited, which will make blood rush through their body.
2.) CALM the person down.3.) Apply bandages with pressure
.Attempt to stop the bleeding.4.) Call 120 as soon as the cut is packed with bandages.
TIME IS CRITICAL!
When you find someone that is bleeding badly:Slide7
Timing is the difference between life and death.
The time you take to apply a bandage is important.
OrSlide8
Slings are used to keep a broken arm in place until a doctor can brace it properly so it can heal.
Meant to help the person relax.NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR GOING TO THE DOCTOR.
Slings for broken arms/collarbonesSlide9
Bones healing
improperly (irregularly) look like this:Slide10
Applying slings:
Applying slings properly depends on the type of injury.Slide11
A break to the humerus,
radius, or ulna will requirea sling.Must keep the person’sarm from moving as little as possible.
Prevents further damage.
Broken arm bonesSlide12
Broken arm bones
Take a triangular piece of cloth that is large.
Place one corner near the person’s elbow and drop the other two corners on either side of the arm.
Bring the hanging corners up around the person’s neck and tie it tightly.
Twist the corner near the elbow and tuck the remaining cloth into the sling
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More damaging because this bone gains pressure from shoulder movement
.Any shoulder movement at all will cause pain.Broken CollarboneSlide14
Broken Collarbone
Same method for a broken collarbone.
Take a triangular piece of cloth and place one point to the elbow.
One point goes to the shoulder.
One point to the hip.
Wrap the point at the hip around the opposite shoulder and tie behind the neck.