FIRST AID

FIRST AID  is an immediate care given to a person  who has been injured or suddenly ill.

FIRST AID is available if physician is not yet arrived.

RULE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Bridge between the victim and physician
* Ensures personal safety  for the patient and also by the bystanders
* Gain access to the victim
* Determines and treats to patients life
* Summon advance medical care needed
* Provide medical care for the patient
* Assist emergency technician ambulance and other personnel
* Records all assessment and care given to the patient

OBJECTIVES: 
* To alleviate suffering 
* To prevent added injury and danger
* To prolonged life

CHARACTERISTIC OF GOOD AIDER:
* Gentle
* Resourceful
* Observant
* Tactful
* Impathetic
* Respectable

HINDRANCES:
* Unfavorable surroundings
* Presence of the crowd
* Pressure for the victim and relative

TRANSMISSION OF DISEASES:
* Direct contact
* Indirect contact
* Air burn
* Vector (Ex. Mosquito bites - Malaria)

BSI (BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION)
Total Protection of Self:
* gloves
* googles
* facemask
* lab gown

BEFORE AND AFTER FIRST AID:
* wash hand
* protective equipment (PPE)
* equipment cleaning
* disinfecting

FIRST AID KIT CONTENT:
* forcip
* cotton
* gauze pad
* plaster
* scissor
* band aid
* pen light
* gloves
* triangular bandage
* betadine
* occlusive dressing
* tongue depressor
* elastic ruler bandage

DRESSING
      > sterile cloth, used to cover the wound.

USES OF DRESSING:
* controls bleeding
* protect from infection
* absorb liquid  water plasma

BANDAGES
      > any clean cloth material, sterile or non-sterile

USES OF BANDAGES
* control bleeding
* ties splints in place
* immobilize body part
* arm support use as sling

STANDARD SIZE OF BANDAGE --- 40 X 40 X 56