When someone is injured there is a critical
period before medical help arrives. This is of most importance to the victim.
What you do or what you don’t do in that interval can make the difference
between life and death. The first aider bridges the gap between the moment the
person is injured and when the medical care be obtained.
period before medical help arrives. This is of most importance to the victim.
What you do or what you don’t do in that interval can make the difference
between life and death. The first aider bridges the gap between the moment the
person is injured and when the medical care be obtained.
First aid is defined as the skilled emergency
application of accepted principle of treatment on the occurrence of any injury
or in the case of illness using facilities or materials available at the time.
It is the approved method of treating a casualty until he is placed if
necessary in the care of a doctor or other skilled medical aid or removed to
the hospital. It is not intended that the first aider should take the place of
the doctor. The first aider’s responsibilities ends as soon as medical aid is
available, but he should stand by after making his report to the doctor in case
he can be of further assistance.
application of accepted principle of treatment on the occurrence of any injury
or in the case of illness using facilities or materials available at the time.
It is the approved method of treating a casualty until he is placed if
necessary in the care of a doctor or other skilled medical aid or removed to
the hospital. It is not intended that the first aider should take the place of
the doctor. The first aider’s responsibilities ends as soon as medical aid is
available, but he should stand by after making his report to the doctor in case
he can be of further assistance.
First aid is an important branch of medical
science and safety, in which the layman has a worthwhile and a rewarding part
to play. It demands that the first-aider must continue to learn and practice
first aid so as to gain more skill and in conformity with the development of
events. Furthermore, it is necessary you acquaint yourself with the knowledge
of first aid so that you may not apply wrong treatment only to complicate or
worsen the situation of such a victim instead of saving life. In fact “Doing
nothing is better than doing something wrong.”
science and safety, in which the layman has a worthwhile and a rewarding part
to play. It demands that the first-aider must continue to learn and practice
first aid so as to gain more skill and in conformity with the development of
events. Furthermore, it is necessary you acquaint yourself with the knowledge
of first aid so that you may not apply wrong treatment only to complicate or
worsen the situation of such a victim instead of saving life. In fact “Doing
nothing is better than doing something wrong.”