introduction to first aid

1. FIRST AID

2. DEFINITION
First aid refers to the actions taken in response to
someone who is injured or has suddenly become ill.
A first aider is a person who takes action while
taking care to keep everyone involved safe and to
cause no further harm while doing so.

3. FIRST AID PRIORITIES
■ Assess a situation quickly and calmly.
■ Protect yourself and any casualties
from danger—never put yourself at risk
■ Prevent cross-contamination
between yourself and the casualty as
best as possible
■ Comfort and reassure casualties.
■ Assess the casualty: identify, as best
as you can, the injury or nature of
illness affecting a casualty
■ Give early treatment, and treat the
casualties with the most serious (life-
threatening) conditions first.
■ Arrange for appropriate help: call 911
for emergency help . Stay with a
casualty until care is available.

4. The key steps to being an effective
first aider are:

5. OBJECTIVES/AIMS
3 “P”S
 Preserve life
 Prevent the situation
from getting worse
 Promote recovery

6. Setting the priorities
 Catastrophic bleeding (massive external bleeding)
 Airway (clearing airways)
 Breathing (ensuring respiration)
 Circulation (internal bleeding)
 Disability (neurological condition)
 Exposure (overall examination, environment)

7. ABCDE method
 Airway (clearing airways)
 Breathing (ensuring
respiration)
 Circulation (internal
bleeding)
 Disability (neurological
condition)
 Exposure (overall
examination, environment)

8. first aid method of
DRSABCD  Danger
 Response
 Send for help
 Airway
 Breathing
 CPR
(cardiopulmonary
resuscitation)
 Defibrillator