Other Than Controlling Heat, What Are Blankets In First Aid For And Techniques What To Do With Them?
I do know that the blanket is a (essential?) “tool” in first aid, but other than its heat controlling capabilities, what other ways can it help you?
Is/Are there also specific technique(s) in how to manage someone with a blanket, such as in a bone injury or intense bleeding if they are used in those instances anyway?
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3 Responses to “Other Than Controlling Heat, What Are Blankets In First Aid For And Techniques What To Do With Them?”
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December 18th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Blankets can be used for lots of things besides controlling heat:
as a soft splint for a broken bone
to keep pressure on a bleeding wound
to drag a patient out of an unsafe area
for stabilization of the cervical spine when other tools are unavailable/inappropriate
There are basic first aid courses available almost everywhere, and you’ll learn some of these techniques, among others.
December 18th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
You could tear it up to use as a tourniquet to slow down a lot of bleeding, or use it to tie up a broken limb so that it doesn’t move much while transporting someone. The Red Cross offers first aid training that would cover these questions. I took a course in college, it went on for a week or so. To find out about classes where you live, call your local office. When you take this class, expect to learn about all manner of injury, including CPR.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
the blanket is used to reduce shock,keep patient clean dry and calm and as you mentioned body heat control. it can be easier to wrap a patient say in dangerous rescue like a fire to keep them safe ,some people with serious painful injury ,no fault of their own but do not have good judgement rescurer must have it. as far as bone injury,no it’s better to immobolize.bleeding -a tourniquet,did i answer that right?