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First Aid for Burn Injuries

The document outlines a first aid training session, covering the definition, aims, principles, and tools of first aid, as well as specific information about burns, including their causes, types, and management. It details the proper steps to take in case of burns, including cooling the burn, wound care, and specific first aid for chemical and electrical burns. The session involves lectures and discussions, with students actively participating by asking questions and clarifying doubts.
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First Aid for Burn Injuries

The document outlines a first aid training session, covering the definition, aims, principles, and tools of first aid, as well as specific information about burns, including their causes, types, and management. It details the proper steps to take in case of burns, including cooling the burn, wound care, and specific first aid for chemical and electrical burns. The session involves lectures and discussions, with students actively participating by asking questions and clarifying doubts.
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Time Specific Content Teacher’s Learner’s A.

V Aids Evaluation
objective activity activity

1. 2 Introduction First aid is the provision Lecturer Students


min of initial, immediate and listening and
on- the-spot treatment to clarifiedthe What is first aid?
victim of an accident (or) doubts.
sudden illness. It is
usually performed by a
non- expert person to sick
or injured person, until to
take care of medical
treatment for medical
personnel.

2. 1 min. Definition First Aid Definition :- Lecturer Students What if the


listening and definition of burn?
clarifiedthe
doubts.

Emergency treatment
administered to an
injury or sick person
before professional
medical care is available ?

3. 1 min. Aims of first aid Aims of first aid :- Students What are the aims of
1. To save the life. listening and first aid?
2. To ease the pain. clarifiedthe
3. To limit the effect of doubts.
the condition.
4. To promote recovery.
5. To prevent condition
that might increase
the original injury.
6. To arrange for
transportation to the
hospital.
4. 4 min Principal of Principal of first ;-
. first 1. Be in control both of Students What are the
yourself and the
listening and principles of first
clarifiedthe aid?
problem.
. doubts.
2. Act calmly and
logically
3. Be gentle but firm
speak to the casualty
kindly but
purposefully.
4. Build up trust while
talking to the casualty
throughout the
examination &
treatment.
5. Explain what you are
going to do.
6. Answer honestly and
say no if you don’t
know avoid misleading
information.
7. Never leave the
casualty alone
continue to talk to him
or her and hold his
hands.
8. Reassure the casualty.
9. Co not separate a child
from its parents or
guardian.
10. Casualty should be
sent a hospital or
doctor by quickest
means of transport
always inform police
about serious accident.
11. Inform the relatives.

5. First aid box First aid box included;- Lecture and students listening What are the tools having
tools • Adhesive bandage. discussion and clarified the in first aid box?
doubts
• Gauze pads.
• Cloth adhesive tape.
• Triangular bandage.
• Roller bandage.
• Sterile dressing.
• Wipes for cleaning.
• Hand sanitizers
• Cold compress
• Cpr breathing mask
• Cotton swabs and
balls
• Oral thermometer
• Latex gloves
• Tweezers
• Sharp, small scissors
• Buster
• Safety pins
• Needle for sewing
• Petroleum jelly
• Duct tape
• Finger splint
• Warming blanket
• Eye protection
• Cough & cold
medicine
• Hydrocortisone
cream
• Pain relievers
• Antihistamine cream
• Antacid
• Laxative
• Anti diarrhea
medication
• Aloe era gel
• antiseptic

6. Burn A burn occurs when Lecture students listening What is burn?


introduction some or all of the and clarified the
doubts
different layers of alls in
the skin are destroyed
by a hot liquid a hot
solid or a flame.

7. definition Burn is an injury lecture What is a definition of


caused by exposure to burn?
heat or flame.

8. causes • Thermal burn lecture What is Causes of bourn?


• Chemical burn Lecture and
• Electrical discussion
• Cold with the
• Radiation burn helpof
ha…….
• Sun burn
9. Types of burn 1. Chemical lecture student What is type of bourn?
burn ;- listening

Chemical
burn caused
by tissue
contact with
strong acid
alcohol or
organic
compound.

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burn:-
it is caused by
heat that is
generated by
electrical
energy as it
pass through
the body.
10. management First aid :- Lecture student what are the
of burn 1. Stop the burning listening management of burn
process.
2. Lay him flat on
the.
3. Put anything
clothing which is
available at the
moment
4. Do not try to
remove the
burning clothes
or move the
person
unnecessarily for
it will only
increase fire.
5. Immediately cool
the burn wound
the burned area
must be held or
immersed under
cool running
water or cool
moister towels
or compresses
can be applied
6. Following cooling
procedures
7. Burn should be
covered with a
clean sheet over
which a blanket
can be place to
maintain body
temperature.
8. The burn area is
covered with
moist, sterile of
clean material to
exclude air
9. Cleaning film is
an excellent first
aid pressing face
burn may be
covered with
clean
handkerchief.
10. Non burn areas
are covered with
warm dry cover.
11. Give worm fluids
to drink if
casualty can take
it and restrict the
movement.

wound care :-
the burnt area
should be cleansed
gently using a
surgical soap
following which
loose non viable skin
should be excised
blisters less than 2
cm in diameter can
be left intact but
larger ones
commonly rapture
are easily infected
and should be
excised. a topical
antibiotic cream like
silver soframycin can
be applied in thin
layer and then
pressed with gauze
over which applied
cotton pads the
burnt part should be
evened with the
help of pillow or
sling to minimize
edema for motion.

chemical burn first


aid:-
1. Firstly to wash
the site with
copious amount
of plain water.
2. In an acid burn
sodium
bicarbonate
added to plain
water.
3. Phosphorous
particles are
removed by
forceps from
would
4. Gently wrap the
burned area with
dug sterile gauze
or clean cloth if
available.
5. Take the
casualty to a
doctor

electrical burn first


aid:-
1. make sure that
contact with
electrical source is
broken.
Open the airway
check breathing
pulse and are pared
to resuscitate if
necessary.
2. Flood the
site of
injury with
plenty of
cold water
to cool the
burns
3. Place a
sterile
pressing a
clean
folded
triangular
bandage
or some
other
clean non
fluty
material
over the
burn to
protect
them
against
any
airborne
infection.

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