First Aid 101: How To Do First Aid Step By Step
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Have you ever responded to someone needing help? Medical emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere, so it’s best that you are prepared to respond. First Aid 101 is your simple step-by-step reference on how to provide basic first aid with what you have in hand. A written work by a certified medical professional, this guide teaches you on what to do in various types of medical emergencies.
•Includes discussions of several medical emergencies
•Contains 30 first aid guides on the most common emergencies
•Includes an easy and detailed guide on how to perform CPR
•Instructions are easy to follow in a numbered format
•Serves as a life-saving reference for various first aid scenarios
•Highly detailed and comprehensive content
•Updated with the latest information on first aid provision
•Thorough first aid guide made by a certified expert in the field
•Highlights facts and clears up myths on first aid and different medical conditions
First Aid 101 is your handy guide when it comes to saving lives anywhere and available at any time. Through years of experience and training shared by the author will help you, regardless whether you have medical expertise or not. Even without medical equipment or supplies, you’re still able to save someone’s life.
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First Aid 101
How To Do First Aid Step By Step
HowExpert Press & Paolo Jose de Luna
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Airway and Breathing
Chapter 2: Bleeding and Open Wounds
Chapter 3: Bone and Muscle Injuries
Chapter 4: Burns
Chapter 5: Diabetic Emergencies
Chapter 6: Medical Emergencies
Chapter 7: Heat and Cold
Chapter 8: Head Injuries
Chapter 9: Poisons and Chemicals
Chapter 10: Conclusion
About the Expert
Recommended Resources
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Introduction
What is First Aid?
By principle, first aid is defined as giving assistance to anyone who suffers from a sudden illness or injury in an effort to save their life, prevent complications, and promote healing. Situations and conditions in which first aid is applied may vary and can range from minor to severe and life-threatening situations.
First aid is the treatment given to an injured person even before medical professionals arrive or become available. This includes actions such as wrapping a cloth around a wound to stop bleeding and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while waiting for help to arrive.
A common misconception about first aid is that only a medical professional can perform it. In reality, first aid is an essential skill that everyone should have. In fact, it has been emphasized and reiterated by healthcare professionals alike that knowing how to perform first aid can ultimately save a life.
The Purpose of First Aid
While first aid’s ultimate goal is to provide emergency care for sudden illness or injury, its purpose can be divided into three concepts, namely:
1.to preserve life. As the encompassing goal of first aid, this includes the provision of life-saving measures such as providing CPR which is aimed towards preservation of someone’s life and diminishing the chance of death.
2.to prevent more harm. This involves providing safety for people when administering first aid. Moving a patient away from a dangerous site to a safer location is a prime step in every first aid situation before applying first aid measures. This also involves actions that minimize the development of complications such as stopping a bleeding wound to prevent the onset of shock.
3.to promote recovery. Considering the recovery phase early on when treating an