Emergency Care for the Public 101

19/05/2020

13/03/2020

STAYING SAFE IN THESE TIMES

Q: How can my family and I prepare for COVID-19?
A: Create a household plan of action to help protect your health and the health of those you care about in the event of an outbreak of COVID-19 in your community:

Talk with the people who need to be included in your plan, and discuss what to do if a COVID-19 outbreak occurs in your community.
Plan ways to care for those who might be at greater risk for serious complications, particularly older adults and those with severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease.
Make sure they have access to several weeks of medications and supplies in case you need to stay home for prolonged periods of time.
Get to know your neighbors and find out if your neighborhood has a website or social media page to stay connected.
Create a list of local organizations that you and your household can contact in the event you need access to information, healthcare services, support, and resources.
Create an emergency contact list of family, friends, neighbors, carpool drivers, health care providers, teachers, employers, the local public health department, and other community resources.

Q: What steps can my family take to reduce our risk of COVID-19?
A: Practice everyday preventive actions to help reduce your risk of getting sick and remind everyone in your home to do the same. These actions are especially important for older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions:

Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care.
Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue and throw the tissue in the trash.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; going to the bathroom; and before eating or preparing food.
If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects
(e.g., tables, countertops, light switches, doorknobs, and cabinet handles).

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - FAQs for Individuals and Families

13/03/2020

What do you do when you witness an accident?
Rush to the scene carry the people in to the available cars and rush them to the nearest clinic so they can get help fast right ?
Whiles it’s seems logical, I may actually and has actually done more harm than good to people.
There is a way that seems right in our eyes but it end us in destruction.
So let’s do this...
The first instinct when you see some lady or man hit by a motor bike whiles crossing the street is to run to the street an help. That means putting you self in unimaginable danger...
pause a think about it. Are you safe ? Is the patient safe?
So first things first
1- call fo help.
2- get ppl to block the road some 200m in front and in the back of the victim. You get the vibe right ?
3- tell someone to call 112 am calmly tell them what happened an where exactly you are.
4- safely remove the victim from the street (danger ) to a safer place.
5- if they are bleeding and you can manage it pls do. Talk to them an reassure them.
6-the ambulance will come an take them to a hospital that is well resources to manage that kind of injuries they will determine so we sin waste time goin to a hospital that is not ready.

Alway make sure u r safe.
Call for help. Call 112. Stay safe

05/02/2020

112 works. Believe me it does. Do t try and see. This act will block someone’s chance of getting help. Call only when there is emergency.

17/07/2019

Watch out!

It was totally devastating the other time when trying to resuscitate a child who had been ran over by a car moving out of the parking garage. He was brought all the way from another region to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. We knew it was too late but our conscience wouldn't let us just give up so easily.
ER nurses, doctors, students and all were so distraught coming to terms with the obvious when we had to give up after several minutes as we watched his cold, limp and lifeless body. He appeared a shade paler than even a porcelain doll.
Sometimes the hardest part of our work is having to break bad news. Telling a mother that her beloved child is dead and gone. Telling her that she would no longer hear the cries of her child or see him/ her grow up and attend school or do whatever it is kids do. Much as this was devastating to us, I could only imagine the anguish this young mother was suffering. I suppose the hardest part for this woman was having to live with the knowledge that, her action/ inaction directly led to the death of her child!
She was backing out of the parking lot and accidentally ran over her own child who had just started walking a few months back. She rushed the child to the hospital and they in turn referred to us. I still have some questions at the back of my mind about the turn of events but the purpose of this post is to stimulate a discussion about kids safety in and around cars. Will be sharing safety tips in a series of posts to remind us of basic stuff we can do to keep our loved little ones safe.

17/07/2019

It was totally devastating the other time when trying to resuscitate a child who had been ran over by a car moving out of the parking garage. He was brought all the way from another region to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. We knew it was too late but our conscience wouldn't let us just give up so easily.
ER nurses, doctors, students and all were so distraught coming to terms with the obvious when we had to give up after several minutes as we watched his cold, limp and lifeless body. He appeared a shade paler than even a porcelain doll.
Sometimes the hardest part of our work is having to break bad news. Telling a mother that her beloved child is dead and gone. Telling her that she would no longer hear the cries of her child or see him/ her grow up and attend school or do whatever it is kids do. Much as this was devastating to us, I could only imagine the anguish this young mother was suffering. I suppose the hardest part for this woman was having to live with the knowledge that, her action/ inaction directly led to the death of her child!
She was backing out of the parking lot and accidentally ran over her own child who had just started walking a few months back. She rushed the child to the hospital and they in turn referred to us. I still have some questions at the back of my mind about the turn of events but the purpose of this post is to stimulate a discussion about kids safety in and around cars. Will be sharing safety tips in a series of posts to remind us of basic stuff we can do to keep our loved little ones safe.

06/05/2019

Hands only cpr . Jx do it.