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HAZARD CONTROL PRIORITIESDURING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES75HAZARD CONTROL PRIORITIESDURING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES75Immediate treatment by trained medical personnel should besought for any serious injuries such as those involving profusebleeding or broken bones. The order of priority should be toprotect lives, protect property, and then to control the spread ofcontamination.Immediate treatment by trained medical personnel should besought for any serious injuries such as those involving profusebleeding or broken bones. The order of priority should be toprotect lives, protect property, and then to control the spread ofcontamination.Identifying a Major InjuryConsider the following points in determining if the injury shouldbe handled as a major injury.Any head injury (from base of neck to top of head)Any loss of consciousnessAny disorientationAny convulsionAny loss of sensationAny loss of motor functionLimbs at abnormal anglesAmputationsAny burn of the face, hands, feet, or genitals(chemical, thermal, or radiation)Any burn larger than the palm of your handAny inhalation of any abnormal substanceProfuse bleedingAbnormal breathing patternsIdentifying a Major InjuryConsider the following points in determining if the injury shouldbe handled as a major injury.Any head injury (from base of neck to top of head)Any loss of consciousnessAny disorientationAny convulsionAny loss of sensationAny loss of motor functionLimbs at abnormal anglesAmputationsAny burn of the face, hands, feet, or genitals(chemical, thermal, or radiation)Any burn larger than the palm of your handAny inhalation of any abnormal substanceProfuse bleedingAbnormal breathing patterns7575HAZARD CONTROL PRIORITIESDURING MEDICAL EMERGENCIESImmediate treatment by trained medical personnel should besought for any serious injuries such as those involving profusebleeding or broken bones. The order of priority should be toprotect lives, protect property, and then to control the spread ofcontamination.0HAZARD CONTROL PRIORITIESDURING MEDICAL EMERGENCIESImmediate treatment by trained medical personnel should besought for any serious injuries such as those involving profusebleeding or broken bones. The order of priority should be toprotect lives, protect property, and then to control the spread ofcontamination.Identifying a Major InjuryConsider the following points in determining if the injury shouldbe handled as a major injury.Any head injury (from base of neck to top of head)Any loss of consciousnessAny disorientationAny convulsionAny loss of sensationAny loss of motor functionLimbs at abnormal anglesAmputationsAny burn of the face, hands, feet, or genitals(chemical, thermal, or radiation)Any burn larger than the palm of your handAny inhalation of any abnormal substanceProfuse bleedingAbnormal breathing patternsIdentifying a Major InjuryConsider the following points in determining if the injury shouldbe handled as a major injury.Any head injury (from base of neck to top of head)Any loss of consciousnessAny disorientationAny convulsionAny loss of sensationAny loss of motor functionLimbs at abnormal anglesAmputationsAny burn of the face, hands, feet, or genitals(chemical, thermal, or radiation)Any burn larger than the palm of your handAny inhalation of any abnormal substanceProfuse bleedingAbnormal breathing patterns