Basic First Aid - The Necessity of Medical Care

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Basic First Aid The Necessity of Medical Care
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What would you do if you get a cut while cutting
vegetables? Will you rush to the hospital?
Absolutely, no. For such small injuries that can
be treated ourselves, we need not to go the
hospital. But, what if a person suddenly suffers
a heart attack or a severe accident takes place?
Under such medical emergencies, we need to
provide quick and accurate treatment. If the
right treatment is not provided on time there are
chances to lose a life. Therefore to deal with
such situations comes the need for basic first
aid.
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Basic first aid helps us deal with day to day
injuries and uninvited medical emergencies.
Having developed basic first aid skills we can
take care of ourselves and people around us in a
healthy and safe manner. It helps us to easily
deal with injuries. It preserves lives, prevent
further damage to life, and promotes recovery.
The need for basic first aid
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Cleaning and bandaging wounds
Learnings under basic first aid
When an injury occurs it first needs to be
cleaned with clean cloth. Then blot dry it.
Afterward, apply the antibiotic ointment in the
appropriate quantity.
Bleeding
A serve accident or a major injury might lead to
bleeding. Gently by putting some pressure on the
wounded area apply a bandage or tie a cloth
neatly. This will stop the bleeding.
Under the basic first aid course, we learn to
care and provide quick and correct treatment
responsively. It also builds up our confidence to
handle medical emergencies. We learn how to
handle different types of injuries effectively.
These learnings include
Burns
There are first, second, and third-degree burns.
The severity of the burns go on increasing as the
degree of burns goes on increasing. The first
degree burns are minor burns and can be treated
ourselves. These are painful but minor.
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Nausea and vomiting
Sprains
These can occur due to overeating, sickness,
sleepless nights, or food poisoning. But can be
treated easily.
A sprain occurs with a stretch or tears in the
ligament. These can cause bruise marks, swelling,
and pain. With careful stretching, these can be
reduced.
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Understand the medical emergency better and
respond accordingly
Merits of basic first aid
Provide appropriate treatment within a short
duration of time
ON SUCCESSFUL TRAINING OF BASIC FIRST AID COURSE
ONE WILL BE ABLE TO
To minimize the injury from getting worsen
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Basic first aid course develops a notion of
health and safe living. If basic first aid is
taken seriously by each one of us we can together
make this world a much safer place to live.
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