A.1 Introduction A.1 Introduction ------------------------------------------------- A.2 Aims of First Aid A.2 Aims of First Aid First aid is the initial care taken for illness or injury. First aid kit generally consists of a series of simple and‚ in some cases‚ potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with minimal equipment. ------------------------------------------------- The main aim of first aid is to save life. Other two aims are to prevent
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How to Perform Basic First Aid First Aid is something that should be widely known by people in case of any emergency. You never know when an accident may occur; accidents can occur at any moment in time. When my best friend drowned in the pool one day‚ I was scared because I did not know what to do. Luckily for me there was someone who knew CPR and saved the day and most importantly‚ saved my friend. This made me realize I needed to know how to perform first aid in case of any emergency because
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First aid assignment Unit 302.3 K3S198‚ K3H196‚ K3H197‚ K3H199 E1 10/689321 When I am working in the crèche with the children‚ I make sure that the children are all safe‚ sometime accidents do happen. If an accident does happen while I am there I would find out what has happened‚ by asking the child and other members of staff. While I am finding out what has happened I would give the appropriate first aid and recorded it in the first aid book. For example if a child has banged their head
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Proposal Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges‚ falling objects‚ flying sparks‚ chemicals‚ noise and other potentially dangerous situations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers protect their employees from workplace hazards that can cause injury. Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions‚ OSHA recommends
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID Lecture of: Thelma Singson - Barrera What is Psychological First Aid? [1] Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events‚ and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping. • Psychological First Aid – is simply a “first-aid” response aimed to *stabilize‚ *reduce symptoms and *return the survivor to functional capacity in the aftermath of a critical incident. Psychological first aid (PFA) is an evidence
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OHS PROCEDURE 28: 1 1.1 2 Purpose and Scope PROCEDURE FOR FIRST AID The purpose of this procedure is to describe the requirements for First Aid and responsibilities of First Aider. Definitions First Aid Means: a) in cases where a person will need help from a registered medical practitioner or nurse‚ treatment for the purpose of preserving life and minimizing the consequences of injury and until such help is obtained; or treatment of minor bodily injuries which does not need treatment by a
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CBSE Guide on Class 10 Social Science Disaster Management Project - Pocket Guide on First Aid 72 Submitted by Administrator on Mon‚ 02/07/2011 - 21:03 This article contains the write up for the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Project - Pocket Guide on First Aid. The question for the project is - Prepare a pocket guide on First Aid for your school. The First Aid pocket guide should contain aid that needs to be given for fractures‚ poisoning‚ cuts and burns‚ heat and cold wave and other threats
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FIRST AID FOR DOGS The aims and rules of first aid First Aid treatment is based on three aims and four rules. Aims 1. To preserve life 2. To prevent suffering 3. To prevent the situation from deteriorating Rules 1. Don¡¦t panic 2. Maintain airway 3. Control haemorrhage 4. Contact a vet The limitations of first aid The goal of first aid is to help the patient as best as you can - no more than that. First aid should only be used to preserve life until a veterinarian can be found
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a very important and integral part of any safety and health system. Personal protective equipment is used in many industries and it’s very common for workers wear more than one type of PPE to protect against different hazards in the workplace. PPE should always be comfortable for the user‚ compatible with their body type‚ and effective when protecting them from the hazards. PPE is not always the first step to take when preparing or improving a safety
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study‚ are also presented in this chapter. CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE First aid is applied to injured or ill persons in any health threatening setting in order to save life‚ prevent degradationof the situation‚ or contribute to a treatment process before professional medical care is available. First aid refers to assessments and interventions that can be performed by a bystander (or by the victim) with minimal or no medical equipment. Basic life support (BLS)‚ includes maintaining the safety of the
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