1. Call 911.
2. Check the person's airway, breathing, and circulation. If necessary, CPR.
3. If the person's breathing and heart rate are normal but the person is unconscious, treat as if there is a SPINAL INJURY.  Stabilize the head and neck by placing your hands on both sides of the person's head, keeping the head in line with the spine and preventing movement. Wait for medical help.
4. Stop any bleeding by firmly pressing a clean cloth on the wound. If the injury is serious, be careful not to move the person's head. If blood soaks through the cloth, DO NOT remove it. Place another cloth over the first one.
5. If you suspect a skull fracture, DO NOT apply direct pressure to the bleeding site, and DO NOT remove any debris from the wound. Cover the wound with sterile gauze dressing.
6. If the person is vomiting, roll the head, neck, and body as one unit to prevent choking. This still protects the spine, which you must always assume is injured in the case of a head injury. (Children often vomit ONCE after a head injury. This may not be a problem, but call a doctor for further guidance.)
7. Apply ice packs to swollen areas.

Symptoms in adults may include:

• CHEST PAIN
  • Usually in the center of the chest
  • Lasts for more than a few minutes or comes and goes
  • May feel like pressure, squeezing, fullness
  • Pain may be felt in other areas of the upper body, such as the jaw, shoulder, one or both arms, back, and stomach area
• Cold sweat
• Lightheadedness
• Nausea
• SHORT OF BREATH

1. Have the person sit down, rest, and try to keep calm.
2. Loosen any tight clothing.
3. Ask if the person takes any chest pain medication for a known heart condition.
4. Help the person take the medication (usually nitroglycerin, which is placed under the tongue).
5. If the pain does not go away promptly with rest or within 3 minutes of taking nitroglycerin, call for emergency medical help. 
6. ASK (911 Operator) if ASPIRIN 325mg can be chewed.
7. If the person is UNCONSCIOUS and unresponsive, call 911, then begin CPR.

STROKE

• Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
• Sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding speech.
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden severe headache with no known cause.

Any of these call 911

FIRST AID

• Follow the ABC. Pay close attention to the victim's airway; stroke victims have difficulty controlling their own airways.
• Raise the victim's head. Raising the head helps decrease the pressure on the brain inside the skull.

RECON - RANGE EMERGENCY CARD ON NOTICE

AN EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION NEEDED ON A CARD DISPLAYED AT THE RANGE:

This card will satisfy three out of four First Responder issues:

Emergency NUMBER: 911

RANGE LOCATION:   ADDRESS, CITY STATE ZIP

NEAREST CROSS STREET:

NEAREST TOWN:

FIRST AID KIT LOCATIONS:

Quik Clot Available/ LOCATION:

CELL PHONE ACCESS: Yes/No

Nearest Land Line Location:

NEAREST MED EVAC LANDING AREA

AN EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION NEEDED ON A CARD FOR INDIVIDUALS

 IECON - INDIVIDUAL EMERGENCY CARD ON NOTICE

To be carried on person, wallet, or range bag.

NAME:

HOME ADDRESS:

HOME PHONE:

ICE: NAME      #

BLOOD TYPE:

ALLERGIES: 

MEDICATIONS:

First Aid Courses:

  Everyone should take a basic First Aid and CPR Course.

         Contact: American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or Local Hospital/EMS

  Review Courses on line - (Only For Review)

http://www.firstaidweb.com/index.php

http://www.cpr-pro.com/firstaid.html

http://www.cprflorida.net/cprreview.html

http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/

RANGES - ACTION PLAN

        1) Conduct an audit:

              Can a person figure out where they are located?

              Are there first aid kits, Quik Clot?

              Communications? land line / Cell ?

        2) PURCHASE Quik Clot / and First AID materials

        3) CREATE RECON and DISPLAY at Range

              Inform Members of location via newsletter, meetings, web

        4) ENCOURAGE members to create IECON cards

        5) MOCK DRILLS - RANGE MASTERS, RO's

Should get together for a yearly, 2 HR,  mock drill. SIMULATE CPR, Wound care / bleeding, Sucking Chest, Broken Limbs, Head injury

        6) RANGE RELEASE FORM - Needs to be addressed.

               This will put in writing the risks that are present, and that Death or injury can occur.

Sources:

CDC -

NIH MEDLINE -

MAYO CLINIC -  

American Red Cross-

I AM NOT A DOCTOR. I was trained since the late 70's for CPR, Basic First Aid (YMCA Swimming) In the 80's Swimming, and 1990. when my daughter was born. (red cross, Infant, Child Adult CPR and First Aid)