Republic of the Philippines Batangas State University Gov Pablo Borbon Main Campus II
College of Engineering, rchitecture an! "ine rts Mechanical Engineering #epartment
ME $$$ Mechanical Engineering Safety an! Management
First Aid Seminar Narrative Report
Submitte! to% Engr Geral! &' guila
Submitte! by% ME ( $)*)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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II' +b/ectives
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III' Program an! 1ighlights
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I2' Competencies Gaine!
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2' Photos &a-en
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Bac-groun! 5&raining #emonstration for "irst i!6 is a proactive seminar con!ucte! by the Mechanical Engineering Society as part of the five7!ay celebration of Mechanical Engineering 8ee-' It is ma!e possible in cooperation 9ith the Re! Cross Batangas Chapter hea!e! by their Safety Service Instructor: Emergency Response Unit &eam ;ea!er Mr' Marlon Bausan, R<' Moreover, Mr' Mar- Eugene R' #alisay, R<, an! Ms' Marithess 2ianca Magsino, R<, members of the emergency response units are the t9o presi!ing spea-ers' It is hel! at the mphitheater, 0 th "loor Ceafa Buil!ing, Batangas State University Main Campus II, langilan, Batangas City' &he sai! event commence! at =%** in the morning an! en!e! at ) in the afternoon' Philippine Re! Cross has truly become the premier humanitarian organi>ation in the country, committe! to provi!e ?uality life7saving services that protect the life an! !ignity especially of in!igent "ilipinos in vulnerable situations' &he story of the Philippine Re! Cross is the story of men an! 9omen from all 9al-s of life 9ho have !e!icate! themselves to the service of humanity' It is the tale of hun!re!s of thousan!s of or!inary people 9ho !evote! their time an! resources to help the poorest of the poor' Professionally traine! an! truly compassionate, these men an! 9omen are rea!y to len! a helping han! to those in nee! ( 9hoever, 9henever an! 9herever they may be' In all its 34 years of reputable e@istence, the Philippine Re! Cross has live! through many changes that 9ere inten!e! to help more people' 8here it use! to be involve! only in provi!ing bloo! an! in !isaster7 relate! activities, the Philippine Re! Cross no9 focuses on a holistic approach to uplift the con!ition of the most vulnerable' 8here it use! to offer short7term palliatives, it no9 offers a 9i!er array of humanitarian services ranging from preventive me!icine to therapeutic counseling, to youth lea!ership'
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t present, the Philippine Re! Cross provi!es si@ ma/or services% Bloo! Services, #isaster Management Services, Safety Services, 1ealth Services, Social Services, Re! Cross Aouth an! 2olunteer Services' ll of them embo!y the fun!amental principles of the International Re! Cross an! Re! Crescent Movement ( humanity, impartiality, neutrality, in!epen!ence, voluntary service, unity an! universality' &hese values gui!e an! inspire all Re! Cross staff an! volunteers, to 9hom being a Re! Crosser is more than /ust a philosophy but a 9ay of life' II'
+b/ectives 5&raining #emonstration for "irst i!6 aims to impart -no9le!ge an! gives a real79orl! !isplay of first ai! practice to be applie! on emergency scenarios an! pre!icaments' Moreover it has the follo9ing ob/ectives% •
to inculcate the relevance of first ai! application to safety an!
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health proce!ures to elevate -no9le!ge on performing basic first ai! principles to offer specific information on the provisions of first ai! for various
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inci!ents to e@ten! a9areness on emergency action gui!elines an! to gain technical -no97ho9s on proper patient or casualty han!ling'
Program an! 1ighlights "irst ai! is in!ee! not /ust an e@tra part but an inevitable fragment of safety an! health' s the Mechanical Engineering Society gives importance to this point, 5&raining on #emonstration for "irst i!6 is con!ucte!' &he event covers first ai! topics ranging from a general !efinition to a more specific emergency plan application' "irst ai! has been !efine! as the imme!iate care given to a person' It is also an assessment an! intervention that can be performe! by a concerne! citi>en' It is also note! that it !oes not imply me!ical treatment an! can never be a substitute for such'
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Emergency principles have been !iscusse! an! inclu!e the follo9ing proce!ures% surveying the scene, !oing a primary survey an! con!ucting a secon!ary survey' Several ?uestions must be ans9ere! in surveying a scene such as 5Is the scene safe6, 58hat really happene!6, an! 5re there bystan!ers 9ho can help6 Moreover, a primary survey may mean the evaluation of a patientDs consciousness, air9ay, breathing an! circulation' In the secon!ary survey, chec-ing the vital signs, !oing a hea! to toe e@am an! intervie9ing the victim is inevitable' Several -ey points are further !iscusse! such as the Gol!en Rules in Giving Emergency Care: #oDs an! #onDts, Emergency Rescue, 1in!rances of Giving a "irst i!, In!ications of Emergency Rescue an! Classification of 8oun!s' &he secon! part of the event covere! the !emonstration of Patient: Casualty 1an!ling an! Ban!aging &echni?ues' #ifferent metho!s for casualty han!ling is !iscusse!' &hese metho!s inclu!e firemanDs carry, supporting carry, arms carry, sa!!le carry, pac-7strap carry, t9o man supporting carry, t9o7man arms carry, t9o7man fore7an!7aft carry, four han! seat carry an! t9o7han! seat carry' &hese movement efforts shoul! be organi>e! an! performe! metho!ically' Each movement ma!e in lifting or moving a casualty shoul! be performe! as !eliberately an! as gently as possible' &a-ing the tactical situation into consi!eration, casualties shoul! not be move! before the type an! e@tent of their in/uries are evaluate! an! the re?uire! first ai! or tactical combat casualty care is a!ministere!' Moreover, ban!aging techni?ues have three ma/or -ey uses' "irst, is in applying pressure on blee!ing 9oun!s' Secon! is for covering 9oun!s an! burns an! lastly for provi!ing support an! immobili>ation for bro-en bones, sprains an! strains' Several ban!aging techni?ues are !iscusse! such as chest ban!age, han! ban!age, arm sling an! cravat ban!age' I2'
Competencies Gaine!
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"irst ai! is in!ee! an inseparable portion of safety an! health practice' &here is more to first ai! than /ust cleaning a cut an! putting a ban! ai! on' ;earning the basics may mean learning to save someoneDs life or even to save yours' 8ithout proper action at proper time, !anger a9aits us 9ith a bigger face' 8e must act on time 9hen a person is in/ure!' 8e must ta-e care of person the 9ay it is meant, other9ise, a valuable life might be lost '8e nee! to un!erstan! ho9 precious lives of people are an! 9hat importance first7ai! carries in saving these lives' n! as concerne! citi>ens of this community 9e must ta-e pri!e in urging all "ilipinos to ta-e part in the heroism of learning an! practicing every bit of first ai! principles as part of a safer 9orl!'
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&raining #emonstration for "irst i! is ma!e possible 9ith the cooperation of Mechanical Engineering Society an! Re! Cross Batangas Chapter'
Before the seminar officially starte!, several stu!ents 9ere chosen to sho9 their talents'
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Mr' Bausan 9hile !iscussing the basic principles of giving initial care
5"irst ai! !oes not imply me!ical treatment an! in by no means a replacement for it6
Gentle, resourceful, observant, tactful, empathic an! respectful% the characteristics of a first ai!er one must possess'
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nother ma/or topic tac-le! in the sai! event% Gui!elines in Giving Emergency Care'
&he rest of the Mechanical Engineering Society as sessions are ongoing' 5&o prolong life is the main ob/ective of first ai! application'6
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nother part of the seminar is the !emonstration of proper patient:casualty han!ling'
Mr' #alisay !iscusse! the general proce!ures for patient:casualty han!ling'
Selecte! stu!ents participate! in the actual !emonstration of patient:casualty han!ling metho!s'
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Stu!entDs sho9ing several lifting proce!ures in an evacuation scenario'
5Supporting Carry6, one of the basic lifts that can be applie! !ing emergency'
5rmDs Carry6, another type of patient han!ling metho! performe!'
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&he arms carry is useful in carrying casualty for a short !istance Fup to $* meters an! for placing a casualty on a litter'
In manual evacuation, in!ivi!uals performing the evacuation are referre! to as bearers'
5&9o71an! Seat Carry6 is another metho! !emonstrate!'
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In the t9o7han! seat carry, each bearer passes his arms un!er the casualtyDs thighs an! bac- an! grasps the other bearerDs 9rists'
Ms' Magsino as she !iscusse! about safe ban!aging an! !ressing techni?ues'
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Ban!ages are any clean cloth materials sterile or not use to hol! the !ressing in place'
5rm Sling6 is one of the ban!aging techni?ues that are !emonstrate!'
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5Cravat for the "orearm6 is another ban!aging metho! performe!'
Certificate of ppreciation has been given to the cooperating team of Re! Cross Batangas Chapter'
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5&a-e time to learn "irst i! an! CPR' It saves lives' n! it 9or-s'6
5Be a life saver' Save a life'6
5&he life you save may be your o9n' ;earn "irst i!'6
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