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WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Security: Emergency Response and First Aid

WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Security · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

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Emergency Response and First Aid

This domain tests the order of actions at an emergency and basic first aid that a guard can safely give until help arrives. Accuracy matters more than speed.

Sequence at any emergency

Secure and assess the scene → raise the alarm and call for help → act within your training → record and report. Your own safety comes first; an injured guard helps nobody.

Primary survey - DRABC

Danger (is the scene safe?), Response (shout, tap the shoulders), Airway (head tilt, chin lift), Breathing (look, listen, feel for 10 seconds), Circulation/compressions.

CPR

If the casualty is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 108 and start chest compressions: 30 compressions to 2 rescue breaths, centre of the chest, depth 5–6 cm, rate 100–120 per minute, until help arrives or the person recovers.

Common first aid

  • Bleeding: direct pressure with a clean cloth, elevate the limb, pressure bandage; do not remove a deeply embedded object.
  • Burns: cool with running water for about 20 minutes, remove rings, cover with a clean non-stick cloth; no ice, toothpaste or oil.
  • Fracture: immobilise in the found position; never straighten a limb.
  • Shock: lie the casualty down, raise the legs, keep warm, do not give food or drink.
  • Choking: back blows, then abdominal thrusts.
  • Snake bite: keep the person still and the limb below heart level; no tourniquet, no cutting, no sucking.

Emergency numbers

112 all-in-one, 100 police, 101 fire, 108 ambulance.

Worked example

A visitor collapses at the gate, unresponsive and not breathing normally. The guard checks danger, shouts for help, opens the airway, confirms no normal breathing, asks a colleague to call 108 and bring the first-aid box and AED, and begins compressions. Reasoning: unresponsive plus no normal breathing equals cardiac arrest - compressions start at once, not after paperwork.

Traps that cost marks

  • Giving water to an unconscious person.
  • Moving a suspected spinal injury without need.
  • Applying ice or toothpaste to a burn.
  • Stopping CPR because 'he moved' once.