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    This document provides an overview of basic first aid. It begins by describing an activity where students will be divided into groups and each group will respond to different emergency medical scenarios. It then defines first aid as immediate, temporary care for illness or injury when medical assistance is not available or delayed. The roles of first aid are described as bridging the gap between victim and physician until a physician's services begin. Objectives of first aid are to save lives, prolong life, alleviate suffering, and prevent further injury. Characteristics of a good first aider include being gentle, observant, resourceful, and tactful. Principles of first aid include staying calm, comforting the victim, and loosening tight clothing while keeping the victim covered.

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    This document provides an overview of basic first aid. It begins by describing an activity where students will be divided into groups and each group will respond to different emergency medical scenarios. It then defines first aid as immediate, temporary care for illness or injury when medical assistance is not available or delayed. The roles of first aid are described as bridging the gap between victim and physician until a physician's services begin. Objectives of first aid are to save lives, prolong life, alleviate suffering, and prevent further injury. Characteristics of a good first aider include being gentle, observant, resourceful, and tactful. Principles of first aid include staying calm, comforting the victim, and loosening tight clothing while keeping the victim covered.

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    BASICs OF

    FIRST Aid
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    PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY
    Emergency! Emergency! What will I do?

    Directions: The class will be divided into


    groups of 4-5 members. Each group will pick
    a situation and do the necessary, immediate,
    and appropriate action.
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    1.Your younger sister cuts her finger with a
    knife.
    2.Your friend falls down the stairs from the
    2nd floor and can hardly stand.
    3.A man in the street is bumped by a car.
    4.Your mother accidentally touches a hot
    pan.
    5.Your classmate has drunk poison.
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    6. Your teacher suffers a heart attack.
    7. Your neighbor experiences stroke.
    8. Your grandfather slips in the comfort
    room and cannot move his right arm
    anymore.
    9. Your cousin who does not know how to
    swim falls into a deep river.
    10. Your baby brother accidentally swllows
    a small part of a car toy and it gets stuck in
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    his throat.
    What is first aid?
    1. An immediate and temporary care given
    to a person who suddenly gets ill or
    injured.

    2. Includes self-help and home care if


    medical assistance is not available or
    delayed.
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    01 ROLES of FIRST AID
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    ROLES OF FIRST AID
    1. It is a bridge that fills the gap between
    the victim and the physician.
    2. It is not intended to compete with or to
    take the place of the services of the
    physician.
    3. It ends when the services of the physician
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    begins.
    OBJECTIVES OF
    02 FIRST AID
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    OBJECTIVES OF FIRST AID
    1. To save lives
    2. To prolong life
    3. To alleviate suffering
    4. To prevent further injury
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF
    03 A GOOD FIRST AIDER
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FIRST
    AIDER
    1. Gentle – does not cause pain and panic
    2. Observant – notices all signs
    3. Resourceful – makes the best use of
    things at hand
    4. Tactful – does not frighten the victim
    5. Sympathetic – comfort and reassures the
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    victim
    PRINCIPLES
    04 OF FIRST AID
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    DOs in First Aid
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    Dos in Giving First Aid

    1. Do stay calm.
    2. Do reassure and comfort the victim.
    3. Do check for a medical bracelet indicating
    a condition, such as epilepsy or diabetes.
    4. Do loosen any tight clothing.
    5. Do keep the victim covered to reduce
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    shock.
    Don’ts in First
    Aid
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    Don’ts in Giving First Aid

    1. Don’t give food and drink to an


    unconscious person.
    2. Don’t move an injured person unless you
    need to place him/ her in the recovery
    position.
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    learn today?
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