The document outlines the importance and principles of first aid, emphasizing immediate care to save lives and avoid further injury. Key actions include checking the victim's airway, breathing, circulation, managing bleeding, and providing reassurance while maintaining a calm disposition. It advocates for proper training in first aid, including courses like First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work.

1. BY :- ARNAV GUPTA

2.  Meaning of First Aid
 Principles of First Aid
 Qualification of First Aid

3. First-Aid:
First-aid is the immediate and temporary
care given to the victim. The first
objective is to save life. Knowing what to
do and what not to do can help to avoid
further injury.

4. Immediate Aid: If possible, the first-aid should
be provided immediately. At this time, we
should not think about useless things. Time is
very precious at that moment. So, without
wasting any time the decision should be
taken, so that immediate aid may be given to
the victim.

5. Think about ABC: The person, who provides first-aid to
the victim, should think about ABC, ie... Airway,
Breathing and Circulation. So, first of all he should
check the throat of the victim. We should unbutton
the shirt of the victim. Then, we should check-up his
respiration. If victim respiration is not running well,
we should give Artificial Breathing (AB). After that
the person giving first-aid should check- up his blood
circulation. For this purpose, he should check his
pulse rate. If his pulse is not felt by the first- aider,
we should use Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
technique immediately. In this process artificial
respiration is given and after that chest is pressed for
artificial blood circulation. This process must be
repeated at least 15 times.

6. Stop Bleeding: If there is bleeding from any
organ of the wounded person, it should be
stopped at once The wounded person's life
may be in danger in case of excessive
bleeding. If his hand or leg is bleeding, it
should be raised up above the heart level. In
case of cut on any main artery, it should be
kept pressed with thumb or bandage till the
arrival of the doctor.

7. Crowd Kept Away: It is usually seen that
people gather immediately when there is any
accident. They gather in the form of crowd.
Every individual wants to see the injured
person. In such condition, the injured does
not get fresh air and, therefore, the person
giving first-aid should also try to keep away
the crowd from the injured person.

8.  Wrap the Injured in Cloth or Blanket: At
such time victim should be kept warm. So,
he should he wrapped in cloth or blanket.

9.  Sympathetic Attitude: The person giving
first-aid should have sympathetic attitude.
When an accident happens to wounded or
injured person feels fear and terror. He
should be treated politely and
sympathetically so that he may come out of
his fearful situation. He should also be
assured and reassured that nothing serious
has happened. He should be assured that he
would be all right. The first-aider should not
be rash. He shoud perform his duty and
calmness and patience.

10.  Fluids should not be given to the
unconscious person: If a person becomes
unconscious due to accident, he should not
be given any liquid because liquid substance
may enter into his wind pipe and that may
create further problems.

11.  Medical aid: The first-aider should call the
doctor immediately.

12.  First aid at work(FAW), a higher level3-day
course which also covers first aid to specific
injuries and illness.
 Emergency first aid at work(EFAW) usually a
one day course covering emergency first aid.
 First aid should take one or both course from a
training organization.