Some of the different terms
used in first aid are:
used in first aid are:
First Aid: First aid is the skilled
emergency application of accepted principles of treatment on the occurrence of
any injury or illness using facilities or material available at that time. It
is the approved method of treating a casualty until he is placed (if necessary)
in the care of a doctor.
emergency application of accepted principles of treatment on the occurrence of
any injury or illness using facilities or material available at that time. It
is the approved method of treating a casualty until he is placed (if necessary)
in the care of a doctor.
Emergency: This is a sudden serious
and dangerous event or situation, which needs immediate action to deal with it.
First Aider: Is a person who has
acquired the knowledge of the accepted principles of treatment of emergency
problems through formal or informal training and applies it in case of any
problem that arises.
acquired the knowledge of the accepted principles of treatment of emergency
problems through formal or informal training and applies it in case of any
problem that arises.
Disaster: It is an unexpected event
that occurs such as accident, flood, fire outbreak, famine that causes a lot of
damage or kills a lot of people.
that occurs such as accident, flood, fire outbreak, famine that causes a lot of
damage or kills a lot of people.
Management: Management is the act of
running and controlling something. To succeed in doing something difficult – be
in control or in charge of a situation.
running and controlling something. To succeed in doing something difficult – be
in control or in charge of a situation.
Para – Medics: This is a person who is
trained to do medical work; especially emergency first aid but is not a trained
qualified doctor.
trained to do medical work; especially emergency first aid but is not a trained
qualified doctor.
Referral Services: The sending of an accident
victim to a qualified medical personnel in a medical centre with brief history
of the victim’s illness.
victim to a qualified medical personnel in a medical centre with brief history
of the victim’s illness.
Medical Aid: This is the trained medical
personnel such as doctors that take care of medical emergency.
personnel such as doctors that take care of medical emergency.