First Aid Information v.2

What would you do if you were to see an elderly man across the street lying on the floor? You may think he's just sleeping. Maybe he's a drunk. In the worst case scenario he just had a heart attack and he may need your help! With knowledge of basic first aid you can help this old man.

In this website you are going to learn the fundamentals of First Aid to give you a good understanding of what to do in different situations.

Skills to Learn :
	DRSABCD Danger – always check the danger. Response – is the person conscious? Send for help – call triple zero (000). Airway – Is the person’s airway clear? Breathing – check for breathing by looking for chest movements (up and down). CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Defibrillator – for unconscious adults who are not breathing, apply an automated external defibrillator (AED) if one is available.
	Adult CPR Push hard, push fast. Place your hands, one on top of the other, in the middle of the chest. Use your body weight to help you administer compressions that are at least 2 inches deep and delivered at a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute. Deliver rescue breaths. With the person's head tilted back slightly and the chin lifted, pinch the nose shut and place your mouth over the person's mouth to make a complete seal. Blow into the person's mouth to make the chest rise. Deliver two rescue breaths, then continue compressions. Keep performing cycles of chest compressions and breathing until the person exhibits signs of life, such as breathing, an AED becomes available, or EMS or a trained medical responder arrives on scene.
	Child CPR Push hard, push fast. -For children, place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest, then place the heel of the other hand on top of the first hand, and lace your fingers together. Deliver 30 quick compressions that are each about 2 inches deep. -For infants, use 2 fingers to deliver 30 quick compressions that are each about 1.5 inches deep. Give 2 rescue breaths. Keep going. Continue the these baby or child CPR steps until you see obvious signs of life, like breathing, or until an AED is ready to use, another trained responder or EMS professional is available to take over, you're too exhausted to continue, or the scene becomes unsafe.
	First Aid for Wounds Apply direct pressure on the cut or wound with a clean cloth, tissue, or piece of gauze until bleeding stops. Gently clean with soap and warm water. Try to rinse soap out of wound to prevent irritation.Apply antibiotic cream to reduce risk of infection and cover with a sterile bandage.
	First Aid for Choking Send someone to call 9-1-1 Lean person forward and give 5 back blows with heel of your hand. Give 5 quick abdominal thrusts by placing the thumbside of your fist against the middle of the victim's abdomen, just above the navel. Grab your fist with the other hand. Repeat until the object the person is choking on is forced out and person breathes or coughs on his or her own.

Skills to Learn :

DRSABCD

Danger – always check the danger. Response – is the person conscious? Send for help – call triple zero (000). Airway – Is the person’s airway clear? Breathing – check for breathing by looking for chest movements (up and down). CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Defibrillator – for unconscious adults who are not breathing, apply an automated external defibrillator (AED) if one is available.

Adult CPR

Push hard, push fast. Place your hands, one on top of the other, in the middle of the chest. Use your body weight to help you administer compressions that are at least 2 inches deep and delivered at a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute. Deliver rescue breaths. With the person's head tilted back slightly and the chin lifted, pinch the nose shut and place your mouth over the person's mouth to make a complete seal. Blow into the person's mouth to make the chest rise. Deliver two rescue breaths, then continue compressions. Keep performing cycles of chest compressions and breathing until the person exhibits signs of life, such as breathing, an AED becomes available, or EMS or a trained medical responder arrives on scene.

Child CPR

Push hard, push fast. -For children, place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest, then place the heel of the other hand on top of the first hand, and lace your fingers together. Deliver 30 quick compressions that are each about 2 inches deep. -For infants, use 2 fingers to deliver 30 quick compressions that are each about 1.5 inches deep. Give 2 rescue breaths. Keep going. Continue the these baby or child CPR steps until you see obvious signs of life, like breathing, or until an AED is ready to use, another trained responder or EMS professional is available to take over, you're too exhausted to continue, or the scene becomes unsafe.

First Aid for Wounds

Apply direct pressure on the cut or wound with a clean cloth, tissue, or piece of gauze until bleeding stops. Gently clean with soap and warm water. Try to rinse soap out of wound to prevent irritation.Apply antibiotic cream to reduce risk of infection and cover with a sterile bandage.

First Aid for Choking

Send someone to call 9-1-1 Lean person forward and give 5 back blows with heel of your hand. Give 5 quick abdominal thrusts by placing the thumbside of your fist against the middle of the victim's abdomen, just above the navel. Grab your fist with the other hand. Repeat until the object the person is choking on is forced out and person breathes or coughs on his or her own.

Basic First Aid

DRSABCD

Adult CPR

Child CPR

First Aid for Wounds

First Aid for Choking

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