HOME EMERGENCY GUIDE

TAUFIQ ABDULLAH,MD
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRAWIJAYA
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF SAIFUL ANWAR HOSPITAL

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life

Support Provider Manual. AHA: 2011; p 183.

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American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual. AHA:
2011; p 183.

HEART ATTACK
MAKE VICTIM COMFORTABLE
SUMMON HELP
Dial 119/118. Tell the dispatcher that you are with
someone who is probably having a heart attack.
Call the victims doctor, if you are requested to do
so.

HELP WITH MEDICATION

MONITOR CONDITION
Check and record the victims breathing, pulse, and
level of consciousness until medical help arrives.

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STROKE
LAY VICTIM DOWN

Make the victim comfortable by laying

her down and supporting her head
and shoulders slightly with cushions
or rolled-up blankets.
Tilt her face to one side to allow any
fluid to drain out of her mouth, and
wipe her face with a washcloth.
Alternatively,
place
something
absorbent on her shoulder to soak up
the fluid.
Loosen restrictive clothing around her
neck and chest.

SUMMON HELP
MONITOR VICTIM
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ASTHMA ATTACK
CALM VICTIM
Sit the victim down in a
comfortable position.
Leaning forwards is
usually best.

PROVIDE
MEDICATION
Give the victim her
reliever inhaler, and
ask her to take a dose.

REPEAT THE DOSE

Tell her to inform her
doctor if the attack
was unusually severe.
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EYE
FOREIGN OBJECT
SIGN & SYMPTOM

Eye pain or discomfort

Blurred vision
Red or watering eye

EXAMINE EYE
Sit the victim down so that she is
facing the light.
Using two fingers, gently separate
the upper and lower eyelids so that
you can examine the eye.

FLUSH OUT OBJECT

If you can see something floating on
the white of the eye or trapped
under the lower lid, try to flush it out
with clean water.

LIFT OFF OBJECT

Do not use any pressure

INSPECT UPPER EYELID

Look under the upper eyelid to see if
a foreign object has lodged there. To
remove it, ask the victim to grasp the
upper lashes and pull the eyelid over
the lower one.

SEEK MEDICAL HELP

CHEMICAL
RINSE EYE
If the victim cannot open his
eye, use your finger and
thumb to gently separate the
two eyelids.
Hold the affected eye under
gently running cold water for
at least 10 minutes.
Be careful that water being
rinsed from the injured eye
does not drain into the other
eye or splash either you or the
victim.
If it is easier, use a jug or glass
to pour water onto the eye.

SEEK MEDICAL HELP

BLEEDING
CONTROL BLOOD FLOW

If necessary, remove or
cut away any clothing to
expose the wound.
Press the wound firmly for
10 minutes, or longer if
necessary, until the
bleeding stops.
Cover the injury with a
sterile wound dressing, a
clean pad if you have one,
or with your hand.

LAY VICTIM DOWN

SECURE DRESSING
Bandage the wound
dressing firmly but not too
tightly
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If blood seeps through the

dressing, cover it with
another one. If bleeding
continues, remove both
dressings and apply a
fresh one.

SUMMON HELP
MONITOR VICTIM
Watch for signs of shock

NOSE BLEED
CONTROL BLEEDING
Seat the victim with her head
leaning forward over a bowl.
Ask her to pinch her nose
just below the bridge and to
breathe through her mouth.
If the victim is a child, pinch
it for her.
Tell her to avoid coughing,
spitting, sniffing, swallowing,
or speaking, since any of
these actions could disturb a
blood clot.

ASSESS SITUATION
After 10 minutes, release the
pressure on the victims nose.
If the bleeding continues when
the pressure is released, pinch
her nose for 10 more minutes.

If, after 30 minutes, the nose is

still bleeding, take her to the
hospital. Keep her leaning
forward.

CLEAN VICTIM
When the bleeding has stopped,
clean the blood away with
lukewarm water, ensuring that
the victim is still leaning forward.
Tell the victim to rest for a while.
Advise her not to blow her nose
as it could disturb the blood
clots.

SEIZURE

FEBRILE
SEIZURE

SEVERE BURNS

MINOR
BURNS

SPRAINS AND
STRAINS

FAINTING

SWALLOWED
POISON

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