Judy Hartley
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Goal:
Prepare campers to assist with farming medical emergencies at
a level that is age appropriate.
Objectives:
Campers will
- Have skills to assist with basic first aid.
- Know how to prevent the rescuer from becoming a victim.
- Learn through realistic, interactive teaching techniques.
Things to Remember
- First Aid
Bleeding
Burns
Choking
Entrapment
Fracture
Poison/Chemical Exposure
Seizures
Unconsciousness
Important Things to Remember
Teaching Process: Discuss these items with the entire class.1. Stay calm!
2. Get Help!
- Yell for someone to help you.
- Phone
for help.
Note: You may have to leave the victim to call for help, but the victim may not survive if you don't go. Provide as much first aid as possible before leaving the victim.
Know the emergency number for your area.
- Your name
Your phone number
Location of the person needing help
Give detailed directions
Describe what happened
Describe the injuries and the condition of the victim.
| Teaching Demonstration: | Call
for help - correctly Call for help - incorrectly, seeking class input on how to call correctly |
3. Do not move the victim unless necessary and the crash scene is stable. (Really stress not moving the victim unless absolutely necessary!)
If you must move the victim to a safer area:
- Use the "clothes drag" method by pulling on the collar of the shirt -or-
- Pull the victim by both shoulders with neck cradled in your arms (this may not be possible if rescuer is very small).
-
Log roll if you need to turn the victim over. Support
the neck in case of a spinal cord injury. Teaching
Demonstration: Moving, turning, and positioning a victim
- correctly
Do Not:
- Do not pull the body sideways
- Do not twist the body when turning the victim over.
Discuss possible items to use.
5. If trained in CPR, start resuscitation when needed.
6. Provide basic first aid until help arrives.
First Aid
Divide the class into groups of 4 with an adult leader for each group. Within each group, rotate roles:-
1 camper
is the victim
3 campers are the response team
Bleeding
Materials Needed:-
Piece of red material
First Aid Kit with pressure bandage
Clean Handkerchief
T-shirt
Shirt
-
Victim: Conscious
Lying down
Place the red material on a selected body area
Blood is gushing from the wound.
Team: Respond
- Stay calm!
-
Call for help!
Practice calling for help and giving the correct information.
Have the camper use their farm address for directions. - Assess
the victim and the area Is the victim in danger?
Is the victim awake and can talk? - If
possible, raise the part of the body that is bleeding
above chest level.
Move the red material to various sites to practice an appropriate response:
Extremity
Abdomen
Chest
Head
- Apply pressure to the wound with a clean cloth, a gauze pad or your gloved hand. Discuss items that might be available - from first aid kit to using their hand.
- Continue to apply pressure until medical help arrives.
- Make the victim as comfortable as possible.
- DO
NOT:
Do not remove any object that is in the wound.
Do not put any object or medication into the wound.
Burns
Materials Needed-
Piece of pink material
First Aid Kit
Clean Handkerchief
Clean T-shirt
Clean sheet, blanket, or jacket
-
Victim: Conscious
Lying down
Place the pink material on a selected body area to demonstrate the burned area.
Team: Respond
- Place a clean, cool cloth gently over the burn. Discuss possible items to use.
- Cover the person with a clean sheet, blanket, jacket, etc. for warmth.
- Do
Not:
Do not put ice, butter, cream or ointment on the burn.
Choking
Materials Needed: NoneProcedure
-
Scenario I
Victim: Coughing
Nodding head that they are okay
Team: Respond
-
Scenario II
Victim: Cannot cough, holding throat
Team: Respond
Entrapment
Materials Needed-
First Aid Kit
Blanket
-
Victim: Leg is caught in a corn
picker.
The corn picker is still running.
Team: Respond
-
Turn off the equipment if you know how and can do so without
endangering yourself.
Note: All family members (that are old enough) should be taught how to turn off every piece of equipment on the farm. - Cut clothing if it will help to release the victim.
- Keep the victim warm.
- Give appropriate first aid, i.e. stop bleeding.
- Do
Not:
Do not put yourself at risk of getting caught in the equipment also.
Do not remove person from entanglement until medical help arrives.
Fracture
Materials Needed-
Items to be used for a splint - board, magazine, stick,
limb, etc.
First Aid Kit
T-shirt or shirt to wrap splint
-
Victim: Lying down
Conscious Left arm looks twisted.
Bone has penetrated the skin
Team: Respond
- The arm or leg may look out of alignment.
- A bone may be visible.
- Keep the person warm.
- If it is necessary to move the person, support the injury with a "splint."
- If it is an open injury, cover the area with a clean gauze or cloth.
- Do
Not:
Do not move the person unless they are in danger.
Do not try to push the bone back into place.
Poison/Chemical Exposure
ProcedureScenario I
-
Victim: Something splashed in the
right eye.
Complaining of severe eye pain.
Team: Respond
-
Help the person find a source of water to wash their eye
immediately.
They should wash the eye continuously for at least 15 minutes. - Find out the name of the poison or chemical.
- Call for help.
- Call the Georgia Poison Control Center at 1-800- 282-5846. Tell them what poison/chemical to which the person is exposed. (US National number that rolls over to a poison control center in your area is 1-800-222-1222.)
Scenario II
-
Victim: A chemical splashed on the
left lower leg.
Team: Respond
- If on the skin, tell the person to remove any contaminated clothes. Use scissors to cut clothing if necessary.
- The rescuer should wear disposable/chemically protective gloves if touching the contaminated area.
- Obtain some water to wash off the chemical. Shower if possible!
- Flood the skin with water for 15 minutes.
- Find out the name of the poison or chemical.
- Call for help.
- Call the Georgia Poison Control Center at 1-800-282-5846. Tell them what poison/chemical to which the person is exposed. OR contact a national toll-free hotline for a poison control center near you in the United States at 1-800-222-1222.
Scenario III
-
Victim: Having trouble breathing
Seems very frightened/anxious
Team: Respond
Note: Sometimes a person exposed to a poison or chemical may have trouble breathing, start breathing really fast, lose consciousness, vomit, have a seizure, or become very anxious.
- Provide any appropriate first aid, i.e. have person leave area near chemical, if possible, and DO NOT enter the area yourself. Begin washing eyes or skin, etc.
- Find out the name of the poison or chemical.
- Call for help.
- Call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-282-5846. Tell them the name of the poison/chemical person has inhaled, ingested or touched. National number that rolls over to a poison control center in your area is 1-800-222-1222.
-
Stay with the victim until help arrives. IF transported
to a hospital, carry pesticide/chemical container.
NOTE: Laundering guidelines for chemically contaminated clothing are included in the back of the manual under section on Take Home Information.
Seizures
Materials Needed : NoneProcedure
-
Victim: Begin standing and then
lying down
Jerking movement of arms and legs
Cannot talk to you .
Team: Respond
- The person will probably be shaking and cannot talk to you. Assist person to lie down. Their eyes may be rolled back.
- Remove any objects that could injure the shaking person.
- If the person vomits, roll them onto their side to prevent choking. Position head and neck so victim can breath easily. Demonstrate rolling to side and positioning for an open airway.
- Do
Not:
Do not try to hold the person down to stop the shaking.
Do not put any objects in the person?s mouth.
Unconsciousness
Materials Needed:-
Blanket
Jacket
-
Victim: Lying down
Appears to be sleeping
Will not respond to voices and touch
Team: Respond
- The person will appear to be asleep and will not respond to you.
- Keep the person lying down.
- Keep them warm.
- If the person vomits, roll them onto their side to prevent choking. Position head and neck so victim can breath easily. Demonstrate rolling to side and positioning for an open airway.
- Do
Not:
Do not move the person unless in a dangerous situation.
Do not try to give the victim any food or drink.
- Do Not Panic - Stay Calm!
- Call for help. Post emergency numbers and directions to farm near all phones.
- Do not put yourself in danger!
- Do not move the victim unless he/she is in danger and the situation is stable for you to enter/help.
- Administer necessary first aid.
- Reassure the victim and make as comfortable as possible.
- Stay with the victim until help arrives.
- Be prepared! Take a CPR course.
- "How to Handle Childhood Emergencies," Georgia Emergency Medical Services for Children
- Earl McGrotha, EMS Director, District 2 Health District, Georgia Division of Public Health.
- Dan Yeargin, EMS director, Hart County, Georgia
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Reviewed for NASD: 03/2003
