Assessing a casualty

This lesson will focus on how you assess a casualty. Informing students on how to check airways, breathing and circulation.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Unconscious is when someone is not awake or responding to their environment

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Q2.What's the first step you should do, when you approach someone who requires first aid?

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Q3.What is the number you would ring for an ambulance?

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Q4.The ABC priorities for a first aid assessment stand for...

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Q5.We must always put someone into the "recovery position" if they are injured

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Unconscious is when someone is not awake or responding to their environment

1/5

Q2.What's the first step you should do, when you approach someone who requires first aid?

2/5

Q3.What is the number you would ring for an ambulance?

3/5

Q4.The ABC priorities for a first aid assessment stand for...

4/5

Q5.We must always put someone into the "recovery position" if they are injured

5/5

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Assessing a casualty

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Q1.What is the first thing that you check for when assessing a casualty?

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Q2.What is the second thing that you check when assessing a casualty?

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Q3.What is the third thing that you check when assessing a casualty?

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Q4.What is the forth thing that you check when assessing a casualty?

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Q5.How many fingers should you use to lift the tip of someones chin, to open their airway?

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Q6.How many seconds should you check their breath for against your cheek?

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Q7.What does CPR stand for?

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Q8.Gasping can be a sign of someone going into cardiac arrest?

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Q9.Unconscious is when...

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Assessing a casualty

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What is the first thing that you check for when assessing a casualty?

1/9

Q2.What is the second thing that you check when assessing a casualty?

2/9

Q3.What is the third thing that you check when assessing a casualty?

3/9

Q4.What is the forth thing that you check when assessing a casualty?

4/9

Q5.How many fingers should you use to lift the tip of someones chin, to open their airway?

5/9

Q6.How many seconds should you check their breath for against your cheek?

6/9

Q7.What does CPR stand for?

7/9

Q8.Gasping can be a sign of someone going into cardiac arrest?

8/9

Q9.Unconscious is when...

9/9

Lesson summary: Assessing a casualty

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