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As-salamu Alaykum ( 'Peace be upon you')

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I am pleased to participate in frist week of SLC Season-21. This week we will be learnt A Guide to First Response and Basic First Aid. So Let's start,

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Share your any experience of your life, in which you faced the emergency that could be handled by your own only if you know the basic first response skills.

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There have been experiences in life where I witnessed an emergency situation. But the sad thing is that I couldn't work there as a first responder because I didn't have any knowledge about it. I still feel that if I could have done the first responder's job properly in that situation, maybe his situation would have been a lot better. However, he was later hospitalized and cured with proper treatment. One day I saw two strangers, one of whom was bleeding. I was initially scared to see him as he was bleeding externally and he managed to pull himself together as he was conscious. Then a person has helped quickly. The man covered the wound with a clean cloth. and rushed him to the nearest hospital in a local vehicle as soon as possible. Although the man was unharmed, he might have done something worse if there hadn't been someone there to help him. That's why sometimes I feel regret but after doing this course I think I can handle it very efficiently as a first responder myself. For this I am very eager to do the course and of course thank the post teachers from the bottom of my heart.

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Imagine you are walking back home, when you witness a road traffic accident between a car and a motorcycle, and the motorcyclist is lying on the road, not moving. There’s some bleeding from his leg, and he appears to be unconscious. You being the first responder, how will you manage this scenario?

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If I ever witness an accident while on the road, I must do something as a first responder. Below are the roleplays that I can do in such a situation as mentioned above:

• The first thing we should do in any accident is to ensure our own safety. If I witness such an accident, I will firstly assess the accident scene so that I do not injure myself if I reach out for help. I will first observe the accident scene. So this is a road accident so I will check the traffic on that road first. If there is no ongoing traffic, it is considered safe to go to the scene. Also since there is a motorcycle and car accident there is a high possibility that the motorcycle or car has broken glass. Broken glass can cut feet. I will also observe whether the vehicle is leaking fuel. "Keep this in mind that you are always going to prioritize your own safety first – do not put yourself at risk." - By course teacher.
  If the surrounding environment is in my favor, I will quickly go to the person injured in the accident.

• Since this is an emergency, I will call the emergency helpline first. I am a citizen of Bangladesh and if I call 999 for any adverse situation or emergency in Bangladesh, help is sent there immediately. I will call there and inform them of the location for further assistance. And if I see any person around me I will also call him to help us.

• Then I will try to understand the injured person's response. I will go to him and ask if he can hear me. If he responds, I tell him to be quiet. Because if you can respond after such an accident, it is a positive sign. Although as stated above he is unconscious I will ask him this. I will also put him in recovery position. It is very important for unconcious person.

• I will check if that person is breathing normally or not . I will closely monitor chest rise and fall, breath sounds to check if breathing is normal. If they are breathing normally, that is also a positive sign. If he is breathing abnormally, I will do CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), I have little knowledge about it but I hope I will get a clear idea about this in the next class.

• Since the above mentioned motorcyclist has visible bleeding, I would apply pressure to the wound. For this I will use a clean cotton cloth. His leg was bleeding so I would not move it unless necessary as movement would increase the rate of bleeding.

• Finally I would try to keep him calm without making any movement and repeatedly check the above responses until emergency help reaches me/us.

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Draw or Create an engaging illustration/flowchart of DRABC protocol (Try to be creative and don't forget to add your username on the illustration) (2.5 marks)

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The standard first response protocol, used worldwide is DRABC. Which stands D=Danger,
R=Response,
A=Airway,
B=Breathing,
C=Circulation.
Bellow I am Sharing a illustration of DRABC protocol:

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Write down the numbers of emergency services of your country/area on a paper (Minimum 5, maximum 10)

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Here are the 10 emergency services contact number. 999 is the National service hotline, here you can call for any emergency situation.

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I am inviting my friends @chant,
@sohanurrahman and @max-pro

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Thanks everyone for reading my post

Regards

@pea07