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LO4 - Know how to respond to incidents and emergencies - Coggle Diagram
LO4 - Know how to respond to incidents and emergencies
Incidents and emergencies examples
accidents
• exposure to infections
• exposure to chemicals
• spillages
• intruders
• aggressive and dangerous encounters (e.g.intoxicated individuals)
• fire
• floods
• loss of water supply
• other critical incidents (e.g. power cut, bomb threat, gas leak)
Incident
– Event that cause harm, damage or loss to a person, people or environment
Emergency
– serious unexpected event that require immediate action to be taken
Accident
– unexpected event that causes injury, damage or loss
Incidents and Emergencies
No matter how careful you are and how much planning you do, there will be an emergency that you have not thought of or planned for
You cannot control everything and sometimes people may act recklessly or carelessly
You need to have a plan and policies in place to deal with these situations if they arise
Accidents
Can be result of poorly maintained areas, fittings, equipment
E.g. fractured limb from slipping on a wet floor, electrical burns from faulty wiring, scalds from hot water temperatures
Individuals in HSC and child care settings may be more susceptible to accidents due to reduced abilities to mobilise and lack of awareness of potential hazards
Poor working practices can be the cause of accidents
E.g. slipped disc from poor manual handling techniques
Exposure to infection
Individuals in HSC & CC (Child care)settings may be more susceptible to bacterial infections such as gastroenteritis, MRSA, C difficile, food poisoning and viral infections such as norovirus, chickenpox, influenza
Poor environmental conditions such as inadequate ventilation and lack of running water can create conditions where pathogens that cause infections can thrive
Poor working practices, e.g. inadequate cleaning of facilities and poor personal hygiene can also cause the growth and spread of infections
Exposure to chemicals
Can occur if individuals are exposed to a hazardous substance when carrying out day to day tasks, e.g. cleaning or sterilising equipment
Hazardous substances are classified as very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive and irritant
Exposure can occur due to spillages, or specified safe practices (storage etc) not being followed
Reporting accidents
Legal requirement records are kept, including when an individual has refused treatment
The following information must be recorded:
Name of person injured/taken ill
Date, time, place of injury/illness
Details of injury/illness
Treatment given, including what happened to person afterwards
All records must be signed
Evacuation procedure
A - Act fast, don’t panic, sound the alarm
C - control and contain the fire- ONLY if you have been trained to do so
T - telephone the fire brigade, provide them with details about you, your location, the fire
F - follow your emergency procedure to ensure safe evacuation of everyone
A - assist in ensuring everyone is in place of safety, either inside or outside the building
S - support others to ensure that no one stops or returns for personal belongings
T - try to remain calm and wait until the fire brigade informs you that it is safe to re-enter
The Role of a First Aider
- First aid is the help given to someone who is injured or ill, to keep them safe until they can get more advanced medical treatment by seeing a doctor, health professional or go to hospital.
The role of a first aider is to give someone this help, while making sure that they and anyone else involved are safe and that they don’t make the situation worse.
Their Aims
P PRESERVE LIFE
P PREVENT SITUATION FROM WORSENING
P PROMOTE RECOVERY
DR ABC
D- DANGER CHECKS- look around you and check for any risks or signs of danger
R- RESPONSE ASSESSMENT- assess all casualties and check whether or not they are conscious
S- SHOUT FOR HELP- call an ambulance or get someone else to do it, AND ask them to come back and tell you when this is done
A- AIRWAY CHECKS- check the casualty’s airway is not blocked. Check that help is on its way
B- BREATHING CHECKS- check whether the casualty is breathing normally. If they are, place them in the recovery position, if not start CPR only if you have been trained to do so. Check that help is on its way
C- CIRCULATION CHECKS- continue to monitor the casualty