If you want to learn more about basic first aid safety then look no further. Find out what to do if someone breaks a bone, begins choking, has a head injury, is heavily bleeding or gets burnt

1. What To Do In A First Aid
Emergency

2. Burns
• Put the burn under cold water for 10 minutes
• Loosely cover the burn with cling film or a
plastic bag
• If clothing is stuck to the wound to not try to
pull it off and do not burst any blisters

3. Choking
• Apply the haemic maneuver
• If necessary call an ambulance or take them
to the hospital

4. Heavy Bleeding
• Cover the wound with whatever you can and
apply pressure until help arrives

5. Broken Bones
• Encourage the person to support the injury
with their hand or if possible provide them
with a cushion, item of clothing or pillow to
support it..

6. Head Injury
• If there is any bleeding
be sure to firmly press
a clean cloth on the
wound and apply
pressure
• If it is serious be careful
not to move their head
• If they are vomiting roll
them into the recovery
position to avoid
choking

7. How Can I learn More?
• There are plenty of opportunities to take first
aid safety training courses all across the
country
• Most of them will come to your home, place of
work or school and teach you there

8. Useful websites
• http://www.redcross.org.uk/en/What-we-do/
First-aid
• https://www.sja.org.uk/sja/first-aid-advice.
aspx
• http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/
• http://www.first-aid-safety.co.uk/
• http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/accidents-and-first-
aid/pages/introduction.aspx