Parade Guides at Barricades: Difference between revisions
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===<span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span><span style="background:firebrick; color: white"> EMERGENCY PROCEDURES </span><span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span>=== | ===<span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span><span style="background:firebrick; color: white"> EMERGENCY PROCEDURES </span><span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span>=== | ||
<span style="background:#FFFF00">'''A medical emergency is | When an emergency happens, stay calm and '''remember that YOU are the eyes and ears for professionals until they arrive'''. Do not try to resolve an emergency by treating a patient or putting yourself in harm's way. We need you to gather information and transmit that data to the Volunteer Coordination Center. | ||
=== Emergency Medical === | |||
<span style="background:#FFFF00">'''A medical emergency is any medical condition you would call 911 for.'''</span> That may include persons who are unconscious, not breathing, having trouble breathing, bleeding, or experiencing chest pains. If you still feel unsure, check out [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/when-to-call-for-help this article by Johns Hopkins University] (ahead of time please...not, you know, when an emergency is happening). | |||
If you observe a medical emergency: | If you observe a medical emergency: | ||
* '''FIRST,''' radio to the incident to the Volunteer Coordination Center | * '''FIRST,''' radio to the incident to the Volunteer Coordination Center (use the Communications protocols). | ||
Provide information to responders, street sign, color of vehicle, don't render aid...be the eyes. | Provide information to responders, street sign, color of vehicle, don't render aid...be the eyes. | ||
