Basic First Aid Flashcards
an immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly taken ill. It includes self-help and home care if medical assistance is not available or delayed.
First Aid
Initial Response
AID
A - ask for help
I - intervene
D - do not further harm
EMERGENCY ACTION PRINCIPLES
Survey the scene
Survey the victim
Activate medical assistance
Secondary survey the victim
ABC steps
A - airway
B - breathing
C - circulation
CHARACTERISTIC OF A GOOD FIRST AIDER:
Observant
Resourceful
Gentle
Tactful
Sympathetic
Kinds of Bleeding
Capillary Bleeding
Venous Bleeding
the most common type of bleeding
Capillary Bleeding
occurs when a vein is severed or punctured
Venous Bleeding
The golden rules of emergency care
What to do
What not to do