FIRST AID TIPS: How To Apply Immediate Medical Assistance & CPR

Here are some steps on how to perform first aid properly

FIRST AID TIPS– Here are some tips on how to apply immediate medical assistance and CPR in case of emergencies to save lives.

First aid is an immediate assistance given to people suffering from both minor or serious disease and injury. This procedure aims to prevent the condition from worsening and to help the casualties to recover.

Initial intervention in a serious condition is very important to save a person’s life. It is usually performed while waiting for an ambulance, which would bring patients to the nearest health care center for a complete medical treatment.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is also one of the most common first aid procedure used to preserve patient’s life and prevent further harm before the arrival of emergency services.

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Here are some tips on how to perform first aid:

Clear the airways from any obstruction, which might cause choking to patient.
Confirm if the person can breathe, if not, provide rescue breathing.
Apply medical procedures such as chest compression and rescue breathing.
If the patient is wounded, make sure to dress severe wounds and apply defibrillation to the heart

However, first aider should use primary survey first before performing the medical procedure

Check for dangers to the injured person and yourself, if you can do nothing about it, call for professional help
Make sure that the patient is responding
Check the airways first