First Aid means what you should do to reduce the suffering of the patient after an accident until the doctor arrives. It is very important that you be TRAINED in administering first aid as it may give life to a dying person. The first and foremost rule is to BE PREPARED. In fact, the rule is very clear in this respect.
INSPECTION OF FIRST AID EQUIPMENT AND BOX
All first aid equipment and box in grid station, substations and vans should be checked periodically by an authorized person who will sign the format F08 (COR – P-12) placed therein together with the date on which the check was carried out.
First Aid Instructions
You must take the following steps immediately in the event of injury due to a accident:
Remove the patient from the source of accident / remove the cause of injury.
Keep the injured person lying down in a comfortable position.
If the breathing has ceased, take artificial respiration measures immediately to restore it .
INSPECTION OF FIRST AID EQUIPMENT AND BOX
All first aid equipment and box in grid station, substations and vans should be checked periodically by an authorized person who will sign the format F08 (COR – P-12) placed therein together with the date on which the check was carried out.
First Aid Instructions
You must take the following steps immediately in the event of injury due to a accident:
Remove the patient from the source of accident / remove the cause of injury.
Keep the injured person lying down in a comfortable position.
If the breathing has ceased, take artificial respiration measures immediately to restore it .
• If the patient has received burns, attend to them as explained below.
• When the patient has fractured a bone, do not attempt to move him/her.
• Send for medical help.
• Treat the patient for shock.
• Keep the patient warm.
• Never give water to patient.
• Keep away from the patient as per prescribed standard distances.
We now spell out the first aid measures for victims of electric shock, fire and other injuries in the boxes given below.
Box : First Aid Treatment for Electric Shock
• When the patient has fractured a bone, do not attempt to move him/her.
• Send for medical help.
• Treat the patient for shock.
• Keep the patient warm.
• Never give water to patient.
• Keep away from the patient as per prescribed standard distances.
We now spell out the first aid measures for victims of electric shock, fire and other injuries in the boxes given below.
Box : First Aid Treatment for Electric Shock
Box : Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion
There are scientifically approved methods to resurrect a person who has met with an electrical accident and we indicate some of them in this section.
Artificial Respiration and Chest Compression
Artificial respiration involves a combination of mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression (Fig.). It keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs until appropriate medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm. Breathing: Mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing is the quickest way to get oxygen into a person's lungs. However, if you are not trained in emergency procedures, doctors recommend skipping mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and proceeding directly to chest compression. The reason is that if you are distracted by trying to perform unfamiliar breathing techniques, valuable lifesaving minutes might be lost for the person who needs help. The most important thing you can do is to proceed directly to chest compression to move blood to vital organs, particularly the brain and heart. If you are trained in emergency procedures, it is important to do both mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression.Chest compression: Chest compressions replace the heartbeat when it has stopped. Compressions help maintain some blood flow to the brain, lungs and heart. You must perform rescue breathing anytime you perform chest compressions.
Before starting artificial respiration, assess the situation:
• Is the person conscious or unconscious?
• If the person appears unconscious, tap or shake his or her shoulder and ask loudly, "Are you OK?"
• If the person doesn't respond, follow the steps below and get help by calling for emergency medical assistance. If you cannot leave the scene, have someone else call.
To perform mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression:
• Position the person so you can check for signs of life by laying the person flat on their back on a firm surface and extending the neck.
• Open the person's mouth and airway by lifting the chin forward.
• Determine whether the person is breathing by simultaneously listening for breathing sounds, feeling for air motion on your cheek and ear, and looking for chest motion.
• If the person is not breathing, pinch his or her nostrils closed, make a seal around the mouth and breathe into his or her mouth twice. Give one breath every five seconds — 12 breaths each minute — and completely refill your lungs after each breath.
Artificial respiration involves a combination of mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression (Fig.). It keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs until appropriate medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm. Breathing: Mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing is the quickest way to get oxygen into a person's lungs. However, if you are not trained in emergency procedures, doctors recommend skipping mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and proceeding directly to chest compression. The reason is that if you are distracted by trying to perform unfamiliar breathing techniques, valuable lifesaving minutes might be lost for the person who needs help. The most important thing you can do is to proceed directly to chest compression to move blood to vital organs, particularly the brain and heart. If you are trained in emergency procedures, it is important to do both mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression.Chest compression: Chest compressions replace the heartbeat when it has stopped. Compressions help maintain some blood flow to the brain, lungs and heart. You must perform rescue breathing anytime you perform chest compressions.
Before starting artificial respiration, assess the situation:
• Is the person conscious or unconscious?
• If the person appears unconscious, tap or shake his or her shoulder and ask loudly, "Are you OK?"
• If the person doesn't respond, follow the steps below and get help by calling for emergency medical assistance. If you cannot leave the scene, have someone else call.
To perform mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression:
• Position the person so you can check for signs of life by laying the person flat on their back on a firm surface and extending the neck.
• Open the person's mouth and airway by lifting the chin forward.
• Determine whether the person is breathing by simultaneously listening for breathing sounds, feeling for air motion on your cheek and ear, and looking for chest motion.
• If the person is not breathing, pinch his or her nostrils closed, make a seal around the mouth and breathe into his or her mouth twice. Give one breath every five seconds — 12 breaths each minute — and completely refill your lungs after each breath.
If there are no signs of life — no response, movement or breathing — begin chest compressions
• Place your hands over the lower part of the breastbone, keep your elbows straight and position your shoulders directly above your hands to make the best use of your weight.
• Push down 1 1⁄2 to 2 inches at a rate of 80 to 100 times a minute. The pushing down and letting up phase of each cycle should be equal in duration. Do not jab down and relax. After 15 compressions, breathe into the person'
s mouth twice.
• After every four cycles of 15 compressions and two breaths, recheck forsigns of life. Continue the rescue manoeuvres as long as there are no signs of life.
Continue the artificial respiration without interruption, until natural breathing is restored, or until the physician arrives. A brief return to natural respiration is not a certain indication for stopping the resuscitation. The patient must be watched, and if natural breathing stops, artificial respiration be resumed at once. In carrying out resuscitation it may be necessary to change the operator.This change must be made without losing the rhythm of respiration. By this procedure no confusion results at the time of change of operator and a regular rhythm is kept up.
If patient recovers before the medical assistance arrives, regulate your artificial respiration to the rate of the patient’s breathing, and when s/he has sufficiently recovered make her/him comfortable and give hot tea. Do not allow patient to exert even by walking until a doctor has seen her/him as the shock may have affected his heart.
• Place your hands over the lower part of the breastbone, keep your elbows straight and position your shoulders directly above your hands to make the best use of your weight.
• Push down 1 1⁄2 to 2 inches at a rate of 80 to 100 times a minute. The pushing down and letting up phase of each cycle should be equal in duration. Do not jab down and relax. After 15 compressions, breathe into the person'
s mouth twice.
• After every four cycles of 15 compressions and two breaths, recheck forsigns of life. Continue the rescue manoeuvres as long as there are no signs of life.
Continue the artificial respiration without interruption, until natural breathing is restored, or until the physician arrives. A brief return to natural respiration is not a certain indication for stopping the resuscitation. The patient must be watched, and if natural breathing stops, artificial respiration be resumed at once. In carrying out resuscitation it may be necessary to change the operator.This change must be made without losing the rhythm of respiration. By this procedure no confusion results at the time of change of operator and a regular rhythm is kept up.
If patient recovers before the medical assistance arrives, regulate your artificial respiration to the rate of the patient’s breathing, and when s/he has sufficiently recovered make her/him comfortable and give hot tea. Do not allow patient to exert even by walking until a doctor has seen her/him as the shock may have affected his heart.
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