First Aid & Safety Tips : How to Conduct a Head-to-Toe Exam During First Aid

A thorough head-to-toe first-aid exam of a victim should begin with checking the spine and skull to determine if a head injury has occurred. Perform a first-aid exam to determine the extent of a person's injuries in this free first-aid video from a professional fireman.

Expert: Joe Bruni
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Bio: Captain Joe Bruni has more than 30 years of experience as a street firefighter and company officer. He has also worked as a training officer in the Fire and Rescue Safety and Training Divisions.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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[akaye10]

what about the abdomen and chest?

[busqueda87]

what happen to the face area?! perrl

[steelydanlover]

Whats it with you guys? have your patients no chest, abdomen or pelvis? what a joke!

[MsAudrey77]

Thanks FunnyHedger. I was at the early stages of training & everything was completely new to me. I appreciate your reply.

[FunnyHedger]

Sorry I answered too quickly. After primary survey (ABC), which may only take a few seconds depending on the situation, any critical interventions are done. By that I mean any life-saving procedures you must do before going further.

[FunnyHedger]

Yes.

[MsAudrey77]

Funny Hedger, could I ask a question please. I have just started training myself. When you say critical intervention, do you mean airway, breathing & circulation?

[FunnyHedger]

In my training, this would be done at the end of the secondary survey, after any critical interventions have been performed.

[randallpaulcom]

Thanks for your videos Capt'n. Some times it is good to watch additional opinions and methods in between drills or class.

[crazypianolady]

I guess this is more for external injuries maybe? If there's an injury in the torso, it would more likely be internal which would be for a doctor to diagnose when the person got to hospital later on....Although I'm no expert!