First Aid
First aid is any emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be administered. Although some aspects of first aid require training, such as CPR, most first aid can be administered by a lay person using common sense and minimal equipment for minor injuries.
Three main goals of first aid:
Three main goals of first aid:
- Preserve life.
- Prevent further injury.
- Promote recovery.
- Preventing heavy blood loss.
- Maintaining breathing.
- Preventing shock.
- Getting the victim to a physician or emergency medical service (EMS).
- Avoid panic.
- Inspire confidence.
- Do only what is necessary until professional help is obtained.
Hands Only CPR
Most people who survive a cardiac emergency are helped by a bystander. You can be the bystander who provides life-saving care until professional responders arrive.
Stop the Bleed
"Stop the Bleed" is a nationwide program that empowers the general public to take action to stop life threatening bleeding by providing access to tourniquets and other bleeding control equipment.
Evacuation Chair
The EVAC+CHAIR is a stair chair solution that permits the safe egress of mobility impaired persons from a building in the event of an emergency or evacuation where the elevators are not available for use. Whether it's a fire, tornado or even a minor power outage, it's not safe to use an elevator when conditions are critical.
EVAC+CHAIRS are secured in the following locations
EVAC+CHAIRS are secured in the following locations
- Beebe | Science Building | Second floor interior stairwell
- Beebe | Dr. Eugene McKay Student Center | Second flood main stairwell
- Heber Springs | Second floor main stairwell
When to Call for Help
Call for Help for experience any of the following symptoms
Remember to
- Unresponsiveness
- Difficulty Breathing
- Chest Pain
- Seizures
- Uncontrolled Bleeding
Remember to
- Stay calm.
- Tell the dispatcher your location.
- Answer questions by the dispatcher.
- Do NOT hang up until told by the dispatcher.
- Follow all directions given.
- Campus Police | 501.882.8851
- Emergency Management | 501.882.4469
- Call 911.
- Be ready to provide dispatcher with the location of emergency, type of injury, if known, and brief description of injured person (gender, age, etc.).
- Render first aid, as trained.
- Make injured as comfortable as possible.
- Complete the appropriate injury reporting form if the incident involves a faculty or staff member .
- Render first aid, as trained.
- Assist with transportation of an employee to their personal physician or coordinate with Student Life if it is a student, if appropriate.
- Complete the appropriate injury reporting form if the incident involves a faculty or staff member.