While you are fighting a fire in a smoke-filled compartment one of your shipmates falls sustaining a severe laceration and ceases breathing. Your FIRST response should be to __________.
ā¢ priorities in emergency care (danger to rescuer vs. immediate life threats) ā¢ effects of smoke and fire environment on both victim and rescuer ā¢ basic order of operations in first aid: scene safety, airway/breathing, circulation, shock
ā¢ In a smoke-filled, burning compartment, what is the greatest immediate danger to both you and the victim? ā¢ Can you safely and effectively perform artificial respiration or bleeding control while you remain in that hazardous environment? ā¢ Which step must usually be taken before any other treatment can be done properly and safely in a fire situation?
ā¢ Confirm scene safety: are you and the victim still in immediate danger from smoke, heat, or toxic gases? ā¢ Consider which option allows you to address airway and breathing effectively without putting yourself at further risk. ā¢ Verify which actions (bleeding control, artificial respiration, treating for shock) are normally done after the victim and rescuer are moved to a safer location.
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