Trauma First Aid
Traumatic injury can extend from a cut finger through to major injuries involving multiple organs and body cavities. Whatever the extent of the injury first aid care follows the emergency action plan supplemented with the procedures you will find in this chapter.
By the end of this section you should be able to:
- Recognise the signs and symptons of internal bleeding.
- Recognise the signs and symptons of external bleeding.
- Recognise the signs and symptons of shock.
- Manage bleeding, shock and crush injuries.
- Recognise the three types of burns.
- Manage burns and scalds.
- Manage facial, head, chest and abdominal injuries.
- Manage fractures.
- Apply slings for shoulder and arm injuries.
