First Aid

First Aid is often required in a small community, sometimes this is vital and is used alongside Emergency Services and sometimes it is all that is required. Note:: There may not be any First Aiders in a community so this CTA should be used with caution.

A CTA for community First Aid is useful - in the event of serious injury, breathing difficulty or chest pain always call the emergency services first.

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Having an IRT (Incident Response Team) that is trained in First Aid enables the rapid deployment of assistance to an incident. Having a community trained in bleed management is also considered

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Time is of the essence.

The call for a first aider can be made either with the web interface or from the button found in the Protector Application. It is also possible to trigger using a telephone call if the caller is previously registered in the database.

Coding the CTA.

The First Aider CTA is a combination of various forms of trigger. The result is a message passed to an IRT comprising address where first aider is required, type of incident if recorded. All IRT members will be alerted.

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