MOV 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Implied Consent, Anaphylaxis, Personal Flotation Device
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Is the scene safe to enter: what happened, how many people are involved, what is your initial impression about the nature of the perso(cid:374)"s i(cid:374)jury or illness. Only do this in water that is less than chest deep. Wear a life jacket for your own safety: what happened, take note of anything that could have caused the incident (spilled pills, broken glass, how many people are involved, look around carefully for more than one injured person. The ones that are making noise are easy to spot, but there may be silent ones that are suffering as well. If there is more than one person in the accident you will have to decide which person you need to give care to first. If there are some people silent and some people screaming, you must go to the people silent first because the people who are screaming are still conscious while the people that are silent are unconscious and need more help.
