cayoung
11-05-02, 09:01
I was talking to a friend the other day and she mentioned a "skin fold" over her eye, right next to her eyebrow. She said something like "wow, that's so ugly, I wish someone could give me a shot of novocain and snip that off". Of course, I didn't offer, being a first aider, and having no training in such matters.
I think the one that attracts the most attention might be trachaeotomy. With some training, and some understadning of anatomy it's possible for a first aider with a sharp knife to open an improvised airway in case of allergic swelling, jaw damage,a dn so on.
But, at the same time, there's a lot of procedures which aren't legally approved for first aiders.
How do we tell the grey area? If the pt has only seconds left due to jaw damage, and nail beds are turnign bright blue, and lips are blue, then it's a "do or die" moment.
What are some guidelines for exceedign one's training?
In the case of the lady with the skin fold, it had been there for years, and I reccomended she see a dermatologist.
Christopher Young
First Aider with a bag of gauze (and a utility knife for work)
I think the one that attracts the most attention might be trachaeotomy. With some training, and some understadning of anatomy it's possible for a first aider with a sharp knife to open an improvised airway in case of allergic swelling, jaw damage,a dn so on.
But, at the same time, there's a lot of procedures which aren't legally approved for first aiders.
How do we tell the grey area? If the pt has only seconds left due to jaw damage, and nail beds are turnign bright blue, and lips are blue, then it's a "do or die" moment.
What are some guidelines for exceedign one's training?
In the case of the lady with the skin fold, it had been there for years, and I reccomended she see a dermatologist.
Christopher Young
First Aider with a bag of gauze (and a utility knife for work)