First Aid

1. When an accident happened first aid is terribly important and you can save lives if the right action is taken. They say that ninety per cent of first aid is common sense, and only ten per cent is specialist knowledge.

2. If someone is not breathing, you must give him artificial respiration, and most people have to know how to do that. If the person is bleeding, it must be stopped. And of course, medical help must be sought and someone must decide whether the victim can be taken to the hospital, or whether the victim should be left alone.

3. On the subject of burns some people put cream or grease or butter on, and this in fact makes the burn hotter. What should wee do about burns? First of all you need to decide how bed it is. If it is a minor burn, the best thing to do is to put the burnt area under the cold tap, or slowly pour on iced water. This should be done for about ten minutes and it stops the heat from spreading. However, if it is a bad burn, what we call a third-degree burn, do not touch it. You really should get for his kind of burn expert help immediately. Cover the burn very lightly with something clean like a sheet or a handkerchief and then go straight to a hospital. Do not give a person drinks, especially alcoholic ones, because if the patient needs an operation he cannot be given an anesthetic. if the patient complains of thirst, he should washed his mouth with water and not swallow.

4. At the scene of a car accident first of all you should check that the victims are breathing if they are not, give artificial respiration. The most common injuries in car accident are fractures and bleeding, so the second thing to do is stop the bleeding. Thirdly, do not move the victim unless it is absolutely necessary. I any bone are broken the injury could be made much more by moving the victim. You should keep the victims warm, loosen any tight clothing and try to reassure them until expert help arrives.