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Essential First Aid Principles and Kits

First aid involves providing immediate care to someone who is injured or ill to preserve life, prevent worsening conditions, and promote recovery. The principles of first aid are to preserve life by stopping death, prevent further injury by stopping additional harm if possible, and promote recovery to help heal injuries. A first aid kit contains gloves, dressings, bandages, tape, scissors, CPR masks, blankets, a first aid guidebook, tweezers, and other items to treat minor wounds and injuries.

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Essential First Aid Principles and Kits

First aid involves providing immediate care to someone who is injured or ill to preserve life, prevent worsening conditions, and promote recovery. The principles of first aid are to preserve life by stopping death, prevent further injury by stopping additional harm if possible, and promote recovery to help heal injuries. A first aid kit contains gloves, dressings, bandages, tape, scissors, CPR masks, blankets, a first aid guidebook, tweezers, and other items to treat minor wounds and injuries.

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FIRST AID

 is the first and immediate assistance given to any person suffering from either a
minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the
condition from worsening, or to promote recovery.

PRINCIPLES OF FIRST AID:


 Preserve life – stop the person from dying.
 Prevent further injury – stop the person from being injured even more. If possible, an
injured person should not be moved. First aid can include
how to safely move injured people -- or move them anyway
with less harm if there is no choice.
 Promote recovery – try to help the person heal their injuries

FIRST AID KITS:


 Gloves for the helper's hands made of vinyl, latex or nitrile to protect the helper's hands from
blood
 Dressings of cloth that can be put on wounds to stop bleeding, much like gauze pads or sanitary
napkins
 Bandages of gauze or cloth which hold dressings tightly over wounds; sometimes these are in
rolls
 Rolls of tape to hold on dressings and bandages
 Scissors that can be used to cut tape, to open clothing and to make more bandages and
dressings
 CPR masks or barriers to make it sanitary for a helper to breathe into someone's mouth, which
is one part of CPR
 Blanket made of cloth or Mylar ("space blanket") to cover a sick or hurt person to keep them
warm
 A small first aid book which shows how to do first aid and reminds people who have been
trained
 Adhesive strips (a small piece of tape with a bit of cloth in the center), special dressings such as
moleskin for blisters, and antiseptic creams for small wounds
 Tweezers to remove stingers, splinters and thorns
RULES OF FIRST AID:
1. Stay Calm.

2. Check wether your surroundings are safe. Don't put yourself or the injured
person at risk.

3. Decide if you or the injured person needs medical aid.

4. Reassure the injured person.

5. Tell the medical experts as much information about the accidents and
symptoms as you can.

6. Wash your hands before attending to the wound and wear disposable
gloves to protect yourself and to prevent infections.

7. Clean the wound carefully, wiping away any dirt and grit.

8. Keep your first aid kit up to date.

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