In case of emergency, call 911 immediately

This First Aid Chart is not intended to take the place of qualified help in the event of an emergency. In any emergency, always seek medical advice and assistance when you think it is needed. It is also recommended that you take a certified CPR and first aid course.

ANIMAL BITE CUTS/ Flush the area with wa- If the person is choking and unable to talk or MINOR – Wash wound area ter and then wash with soap breathe, get behind the person and wrap your with soap and water, not alco- and water for at least five arms around the waist. Make a fist, grasp fist hol; cover with a sterile gauze minutes. Cover with a clean with other hand. Place fist against the stomach bandage. dressing or cloth. Immediately just above the navel but well below the lower tip MAJOR – If blood appears to be seek care at a hospital or physi- of the breastbone. Pull fist upward into the stom- gushing or spurting, follow cian’s office. ach with a quick upward thrust. Repeat up to four these instructions and call for times. If choking continues, seek medical help. If help. Take a clean cloth or tow- the victim becomes unconscious, lay him or her el and press hard on the cut for BLACK EYE down, roll to side, pull the tongue and jaw for- 10 minutes. ward and with your index finger, dislodge any As soon as possible following Do not remove pressure to see visible matter. Perform mouth-to-mouth resusci- if it’s working. the , dip a cloth in ice wa- tation and/or CPR as needed. ter and hold next to the area for If possible, raise the cut above at least 10 minutes. A “black the level of the chest. After 10 eye” is essentially a Heimlich Maneuver/Abdominal minutes, if the bleeding has around the eye that will cause stopped, cover the cut with a 1. Lean the person forward slightly bandage. If the bleeding hasn’t pain and swelling and gradually and stand behind him or her. fade in time. If the bruise does stopped, try pressing harder for not fade or there is a change in five more minutes and seek vision, consult a physician. medical help.

BURNS EYE MINOR – Immediately cool the area by putting it under 2. Make a fist with one hand. CHEMICALS – Have person cool running water or in a sink turn head so injured side is filled with cool water for at least 3. Put your arms around the person and grasp your fist with down. Flood eye with water for five minutes or until the pain your other hand near the top of the stomach, just below the at least 15 minutes. Cover eye subsides. center of the rib cage. with clean cloth and seek pro- Never apply butter, grease or fessional help. ointment. Don’t open or FOREIGN PARTICLE – Do not remove dead skin. Cover with rub the eye, that may cause gauze. If blisters break, apply a deeper injury. Try to locate the clean dressing. If the burn is on object; if it is in the pupil, or the face, covers an seems embedded in the white area bigger than your hand or if of the eye, go immediately to it blisters, call the doctor or the emergency room. If the ob- emergency number. 4. Make a quick, hard movement inward ject is floating in the liquid sur- SEVERE – Have victim lie down and upward. Repeat up to four times then face, you can try to remove it. and cover him or her. Never check person. Hold the lower lid open, look remove clothing or clean the up, and using the edge of a . Call for emergency help. clean cloth, brush the matter CHEMICAL – Quickly flush area CONVULSIONS/SEIZURE quickly off the eye’s surface. If with water for five minutes, cov- Gently prevent person from hurting him or her- you can’t see an object, pull the er with gauze and call for emer- self on nearby objects. Loosen clothing after upper lid down and over the gency help. jerking subsides. Have person lie down. Help lower lid and let it slide back up. keep the airway open. Turn head to the side in This may dislodge the particle. case of vomiting to prevent choking on inhaled If pain and tearing persist, seek vomitus. If breathing stops, administer mouth- medical help. to-mouth resuscitation or CPR. After seizure, allow patient to rest. Seek medical attention.

City of El Paso HR—Risk Management Do not delay Call 911 immediately

This First Aid Chart is not intended to take the place of qualified help in the event of an emergency. In any emergency, always seek medical advice and assistance when you think it is needed. It is also recommended that you take a certified CPR and first aid course.

ELECTRIC SHOCK / SHOCK Turn off electricity if possible. If Usual symptoms of simple concus- Have person lie down, loosen cloth- not possible, pull victim from the sion include , slight dizzi- ing and cover to prevent loss of body electrical contact with a dry rope, ness, queasy stomach or vomiting. heat. Be cautious not to overheat. wooden pole or cloth. These usually require an ice pack to Check pulse rate and seek profes- Do not touch victim until con- the head and rest. Observe for any sional help. tact with electric current is bro- severe symptoms such as unusual ken. drowsiness, unequal pupils, persis- SPLINTERS Administer CPR, if needed. Call tent vomiting, confusion and lack of for emergency help. coordination. If one or more of these Tweezers remove most splinters conditions are present, immediately easily, but a physician should re- seek medical care. move deeply embedded splinters. If the length of the splinter is visible FAINTING under the skin, use a sterilized needle to slit the skin over the splin- Lay patient on his or her back and ter and pull out the splinter with the raise both legs above the heart. tweezers. Clean the wound. Check airway to be certain it is clear. Loosen tight clothing and apply cold cloths to the face. If BEE OR WASP STING – Try to re- fainting lasts more than a minute move stinger by gently scraping with a NOSEBLEED clean knife blade. Cleanse with soap or two, keep patient covered and Have person sit down and lean for- and water and apply an ice compress seek medical help. ward. Pinch nose and have person to reduce swelling. If person has an breathe through the mouth. Or pack allergic reaction (will happen within 30 bleeding nostril(s) with gauze and minutes), hives, itching all over, pinch. If bleeding FALLS wheezing, vomiting or a history of al- persists, call a doctor. Stop any bleeding and cover lergic reaction, follow directions on bee sting kit, if available. Call for with clean dressings. STRAINS & SPRAINS Keep victim comfortably warm to emergency help. prevent shock. If you suspect bro- TICK BITE – Cover the insect’s body with a heavy oil or lighter fluid and Elevate the injured joint to a comfort- ken bones, do not move person able position. Apply an ice bag or a unless absolutely necessary allow to remain for about 20 minutes. Carefully remove with tweezers, being cold compress over the sprain to (such as in case of fire). Call for reduce pain and swelling. Ability to emergency help. sure to remove all parts of the insect. Scrub area with soap and water. move does not rule out fracture. Per- ITCHY BITES – Use hydrocortisone son should not bear weight on a cream, calamine lotion or rubbing al- sprain. Sprains that continue to swell FRACTURES/BREAKS cohol. should be examined by a physician. Stop any bleeding and cover wound with clean dressing. If it is a simple fracture, set it in a splint UNCONSCIOUS PERSON (wood, corrugated cardboard, POISONING rolled-up blanket, pillow, etc.) Don’t force to vomit. When you come upon an uncon- supported with cloth or rope ties. Immediately call Poison Control—1 scious person or a person that can- Do not move patient if back or -800-222-1222. not be aroused, lay them in a flat position and make sure the victim’s neck injury is suspected. Keep Take the bottle or package to the airway is clear. Check pulse rate. If person warm and treat for shock phone when you call. Tell them what no pulse is felt, begin administering (see SHOCK). Call for emergency substance and how much was swal- CPR. Keep the person comfortable help. lowed. Directions on the container and warm. Never give an uncon- may not be up to date. Always follow scious person food or liquid. If vomit- the instructions given by the poison ing occurs, turn head to the side to control center. Do not give the patient prevent choking on inhaled vomitus. fluids or cause to vomit if unconscious City of El Paso Call for medical help. HR—Risk Management or in convulsions. Call for emergency help.