Physical Education & Health

Physical Education & Health 1st Semester, 2nd Quarter S.Y.2024-2025 FIRST AID Introduction: As you participate in physical activities, whether in school or in the community, it is good practice to know your school and community’s resources in case of injury or emergency. Being familiar with it makes response to injuries or emergencies more immediate and efficient, thus lessening the severity of the injury or emergency. Introduction: Resources refer to the supplies, equipment, facilities, and services that can be utilized in case of a sports- or fitnessrelated injury or emergency. They include both material and human resources such as safety supplies, equipment, facilities, qualified and trained emergency personnel, as well as standard protocols set for such situations. Introduction: Emergency response begins with the preparation of both equipment and personnel. When these have been prepared adequately, the school and community are deemed ready for an injury or emergency. Introduction: It is important that you are able to identify these resources so that injuries or emergencies will be addressed immediately and efficiently. FIRST AID: First aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly become ill. First aid deals with self-help and proper home care, especially if medical assistance is not immediately available. The goal of first aid is to alleviate suffering, prevent added/further injury or danger, and prolong life. FIRST AID KIT: The first aid kit is a set of supplies and equipment used to administer first aid. In your school and community, first aid kits should be available, visible, and readily accessible in case of injuries or emergencies. It should also be regularly checked for completeness and freshness of supplies. The usual supplies found in a first aid kit include the following: - Triangular bandage Adhesive bandage Tongue depressor Wound dressings Gloves - Forceps Cotton - Penlight Rubbing alcohol - Swabs Iodine - Gauze Scissors - Athletic tape - Other equipment that should be included to aid in first aid are the following: spine board blankets sets of splints Short board/Kendrick’s extrication device wheelchair poles The first aid kit is usually located in strategic places in school like the clinic, gym, playground, and security stations. In the community, first aid kits should be in the community centers like community hall or office and recreation centers. It is advisable that a signage be placed where the first aid kit and equipment are located. This can either be attached to a wall or post or suspended Schools and the community (and in any other institution), the presence of first aid kits, emergency numbers and phones, and equipment should not be the end of their emergency response. They should set procedures on how to response to injuries or emergencies. These procedures are standard ways of responding to emergencies. These procedures make up what is called an Emergency Action Plan (EAP). It is a plan developed for immediate implementation whenever the need arises, providing appropriate standards of emergency care to all present. The EAP usually include the following: 1. Emergency Personnel – detailed First Aid arrangements for on-site emergencies; may consist of teachers, physicians and nurses, athletic coaches, security and maintenance personnel (for schools), or community leaders, homeowners’ association president, etc. (for community) 2. Emergency Communication – emergency numbers, phones/two-way radio, public announcement (PA) system 3. Emergency Equipment – first aid kit, wheelchair, spine board, stretcher, blankets, poles, etc. 4. Medical Transportation – confirmation of local ambulance (c/o PRC), Basic Life Support, etc. 5. Non-medical Transportation – wheelchairs, stretcher, etc. 6. Emergency Contact List – clinic, local hospital, etc. 7. Venue Information – transportations, identified entrance, exits, and access routes School personnel (e.g. teachers, security and maintenance personnel) and community leaders know, understand, and follow these procedures every time an emergency happens because it is standardized. These procedures are usually laid out in writing so that personnel crucial in the emergency response are notified and that immediate attention is given. In the community, it is advisable to form a community emergency response team which will be the emergency personnel in your EAP. It is advisable that the members of the community know who forms this emergency response team. You may not know all the procedures of your school and community on responding to emergencies. However, what is important is you know who to notify in case an emergency happens. The most immediate personnel you need to notify in case you are in your school especially in the gym are the PE teachers or any teacher present, maintenance personnel, or security personnel. ACTIVITY: NAME ME