Fainting - Helptown

1. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary. You are also responsible for the medical welfare of the working colleagues this evening. The celebration has already been going on for 2 hours, it is quite warm in the premises and now the boss takes the microphone to keep a speech according to the situation. After the somewhat prolonged speech, you see a former, now retired, employee collapsing as he gets up. You hurry at once.

What do you do first?

I support the woman with the help of a standing colleague and bring her into the medical room to avoid the glances of the other employees and work in peace.

I start resuscitation immediately. It is a clear case of a circulatory stagnation. There are no other causes for this loss of consciousness.

I create enough space by arranging two bystanders to take care of the bystanders and secure the space. After that, I assess the condition of the woman, which is collapsed according to the pattern consciousness-respiratory-circulatory injuries.

2. During the patient’s assessment, you identify an unconscious woman who still breathes. She does not seem to have any injuries at first sight.

What is your next measure?

I place them in the recovery position to protect their airways from possible vomiting with aspiration and alert the medical emergency number 144.

I immediately alert the medical emergency number 144.

I try to pour some water into her. Since it is so warm, this helps definitely.

3. You have now positioned the patient into the recovery position. A few seconds later, she vomited and came back to herself. She looks dazed, but at the same time she says, “Oh, no, it’s so embarrassing in front of all these people”.

What do you do now?

You calm the woman and tell her that no one has seen anything thanks to the visibility-shield. You asked her how she feels and whether she would come to your medical room for a moment

You tell her not to move until the ambulance has arrived.

4. How would you correctly alarm in this case? What should you say on the telephone of the control center 144 and in what order?

Which answer is correct?

Your own name – the reason for your call – the patient’s name.

The location where you are – the reason for your call – your own name and function – your questions, if any.

The reason for your call – the place where you are – your own name and function – your questions, if any.