Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

7 Bleeding, Wound Care and Trauma

First Aider in Action: Part 4 Anita removes her hand. The wound looks quite deep and the edges are ragged. Blood is flowing steadily from the cut and you realize that several blood vessels are probably damaged. You take over direct pressure with a dressing and your gloved hand. One of your friends quickly folds a beach towel for Anita to rest her head on, and you have her lay back. Continuing to reassure and calm Anita, you reassess her foot after a couple minutes. Blood has soaked through the first dressing and though the flow is much reduced, it still slowly seeps from the wound. What else can you do to manage the scene? What else can you do to control the bleeding?

Foreign Body in the Eye

When you do your secondary assessment, ask the patient what happened, what they think is in their eye (MOI/NOI), and where it feels like it is located. Tell them not to rub their eye. Examine the patient’s eye to locate the object. If the object is on the eyelid, try touching a clean cotton swab to the object to remove it. If the object remains on the eye, try gently rinsing the eye with clean water.

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