R.E.A.C.T. - Can you?

You have encountered a two-vehicle head on collision on a desolate road. It is 2:00am and there are no lights on the highway except for the lights from the vehicles. You are alone, have a well-stocked first aid kit, no cellular phone or means of communication. The nearest town to you is approximately twenty kilometres away. In the darkness, you can make out four casualties.

An elderly woman who is screaming loudly that she cannot move or feel her arms or legs. A 2 year old little girl who is unconscious, not breathing and does not have a pulse. Her mother who is unconscious, not breathing but has a pulse and an elderly man who is unconscious, breathing, has a pulse but is bleeding badly from his left lower leg.

Your heart is racing, your mind is whirling What do You do? Who do you treat first?

A co-worker mistakenly splashes a caustic solution on their hand. Do you wash it with water or not? Where can you find this information out? Shouldn’t the container have some information on it?

Your child is turning blue, can’t speak and is running toward you with their hands grasping their throat. Another child tells you they were eating a hotdog. Are you prepared? Can you R.E.A.C.T.?