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First Aid &

CPR Knowledge

Supriya Dahal
First Aid is the assistance given to any person suff ering a sudden
illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, preventing
the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery.

Accidents do not occur with any Preserve Life Antacid
pre-notice. Nor anybody gets into The primary aim of fi rst aid is to ORS packet
accident with interest. Accidents just save lives and minimize the threat of
happen accidentally. There are lots of death via following means: CARDIO PULMONARY
accidents happening everyday. From Control of excess bleeding RESUSCITATION (CPR)
slipping on a wet floor, knife cut in Treatment of probable cause of For the life to con nue, the body
kitchen to major vehicle accidents shock requires an adequate supply of oxygen. If
and plane crashes, they all represent Maintaining airway in correct a casualty is deprived of oxygen, the brain
the same category of unplanned posi on begins to fail, and a er 3 or 4 minutes
mishaps, called ACCIDENT. Even Preven ng falling back of tongue without oxygen, casualty will lose
the incident of a person suffering Performing CPR in absence of consciousness and the heart & breathing
cardiac arrest is a kind of an accident. breathing or pulse will stop and death will result.
Different studies show that many Prevent Further Harm
people fail to survive because they The second aim is to prevent the What is CPR?
do not receive immediate help, condi on from worsening, or danger of CPR is a sequence of techniques
assistance, First Aid, CPR that was further injury. This covers both external used to sustain life in the absence of
required to keep them alive until factors, such as: spontaneous breathing and heart-beat
the Ambulance or immediate help is Moving a pa ent away from any by giving chest compression and rescue
received. cause of harm breath together.
This is where the importance of Applying fi rst aid techniques to The main aim of CPR is to maintain
First Aid and CPR kicks in. prevent worsening of the condi on. vic m’s breathing and circula on un l
First Aid is the assistance given to For Example: Applying pressure to stop emergency aid arrives.
any person suff ering a sudden illness or from bleed becoming dangerous.
injury, with care provided to preserve Promote Recovery STEPS OF CPR
life, preven ng the condi on from First aid also involves trying to start BEFORE CPR
worsening, or to promote recovery. the recovery process from the illness or Check responsiveness of pa ent
It includes ini al interven on in a injury, and in some cases might involve Call for help or emergency aid
serious condi on prior to professional comple ng a treatment, such as in the Place the vic m in correct posi on
medical help being available, such case of applying a plaster to a fracture. i.e. head lt chin li and ensure the
as performing CPR while awai ng open airway
an ambulance, as well as the complete FIRST AID KIT Check the presence of
treatment of minor condi ons, such Following are the contents of a First spontaneous respira on
as applying a plaster to a cut. Being a Aid Kit: Check pulse
Scout, it is really important to know Co on wool Start CPR
the basic techniques of fi rst aid. We Adhesive tape CARDIO PULMONARY
go to diff erent adventurous programs Crepe bandage RECUSTICATION (CPR)
like trekking, camping, hiking etc. Sterile Dressing
and accident may occur in any place, Bandage CPR starts with ABC
any me, uncertainly. So, the basic Thermometer (A) AIRWAY:
knowledge of fi rst aid is very important. Scissors First, the vic m should be placed
Glove in correct posi on, (head lt, chin li )
Aims of First Aid Soap to prevent the falling back of tongue
Aim of fi rst aid is explained in 3P’s. Pain reliever and any obvious obstruc on should be

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