Real life emergency may not be obvious, always look for clues that will
enable you recognize emergency. Such clues include;
enable you recognize emergency. Such clues include;
Ø
A person in an unusual location or body
position.
A person in an unusual location or body
position.
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A person making strange sounds, movements or
gestures.
A person making strange sounds, movements or
gestures.
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A medical alert bracelet or necklace.
A medical alert bracelet or necklace.
Ø
A vehicle or piece of equipment in an unusual
orientation or location.
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Damage to or a change in the environment.
Damage to or a change in the environment.
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An odd gathering or small crowd of people.
An odd gathering or small crowd of people.
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A person trying to flag you down or get your
attention.
A person trying to flag you down or get your
attention.
Some of the things a first aider should never think of are:
(a) There is too much to
do.
do.
(b) Might make it worse
(c) I don’t have a lot of
medical knowledge
medical knowledge
(d)Others have already
stopped to help
stopped to help
(e) I’ll get sued if I try
to help
to help
(f)Need permission to help.
