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Ethical implications of first aid.

Nurses have a moral duty to act when faced with emergency situations. Fear of legal recourse is no excuse for failing to provide first-aid care. This article considers the ethical implications for the nurse, midwife and health visitor at the scene of an accident.

Codes of Ethics↗
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Recommendations for Life-Supporting First-Aid training of the lay public for disaster preparedness.

In catastrophic disasters such as major earthquakes in densely populated regions, effective Life-Supporting First-Aid (LSFA) and basic rescue can be administered to the injured by previously trained, uninjured survivors (co-victims). Administration of LSFA immediately after disaster strikes can add to the overall medical response and help to diminish the morbidity and mortality that result from these events. Widespread training of the lay public also may improve bystander responses in everyday emergencies. However, for this scheme to be effective, a significant percentage of the lay population must learn in eight basic steps of LSFA. These have been developed by the International Resuscitation Research Center in collaboration with the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety, and the American Red Cross (Pennsylvania chapter). They include: 1) scene survey; 2) airway control; 3) rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth); 4) circulation (chest compressions; may be omitted for disasters, but should be retained for everyday bystander response); 5) abdominal thrusts for choking (may be omitted for disasters, but retained for everyday bystander response); 6) control of external bleeding; 7) positioning for shock; and 8) call for help.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation↗
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Legal aspects of first aid and emergency care: 2.

The first article in this series examined the nurse's duty to act at the scene of an accident. This article explores this theme further by looking at the legal implications and the four arenas of accountability.

Emergency Medical Services↗
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Legal aspects of first aid and emergency care: 3.

The first and second articles in this series considered whether there was a duty in law to volunteer help when there was no pre-existing duty to do so and discussed the standard of care that should be followed. This article examines the volunteer's rights if he/she is injured while assisting at an accident.

Emergency Medical Services↗
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First aid in disasters.

If you are first on the scene of a disaster, approach safely and liaise with police and ambulance officers. Carry out triage, identifying those victims who need urgent treatment and those who do not--because they are not ill enough, too ill or dead. Establish priorities of treatment within the urgent group in the airway (A), breathing (B), circulation (C) sequence. Record assessment and treatment given.

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