LESSON 3
First Aid Education
INTRODUCTION
Linda Hepler from Healthline.com says that at any moment, you or someone around you could experience
an injury or illness. Using basic first aid, you may be able to stop a minor mishap from getting worse. In the
case of a serious medical emergency, you may even save a life.
That’s why it’s so important to learn basic first aid skills. To build on the information you learn here,
considering taking a first aid course.
Furthermore, she added that first aid happens is when you provide basic medical care to someone
experiencing a sudden injury or illness. In some cases, first aid consists of the initial support provided to
someone in the middle of a medical emergency. This support might help them survive until professional help
arrives. In other cases, first aid consists of the care provided to someone with a minor injury.
This lesson will guide you on the basic information about first aid that will help you and your family
saves lives in your home and your community.
Basic First Aide for the following minor accidents:
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ACTIVITY 1.
1. In picture No. 1, What does FAST means in giving first aid to persons who have stroke?
2. What happen to the man in picture No. 2?
How can you help this man to lessen the bleeding while bringing him to the hospital?
3. Describe the situation in picture No. 3?
What accident did the man in blue clothing experienced?
What did they do to save the man?
What did they do to the window as one of the solution during this kind of accident based on the picture?
4. In picture No. 4, What are the 3 C’s stand for to alleviate the problem in Burn as first Aid?
5. Looking at picture No. 5, using all the text given on the picture, connect all those words adding your own
words to explain the prevention and first aid to Heat stroke?
6. In picture No. 5, describe the ways on how to give first aid for chemical burn base at the picture according to
its logical arrangement?
7. What does R I C E R stand for?
In what particular accident you will apply RICER based on the picture No. 6?
8. Among those accidents on the picture , What is the common thing that you do while or upon bringing the
patient to the hospital?
9. What is your objective of helping or giving first aid to patients?
10. Based on your answer in No. 8 and No. 9, Define and explain the meaning of First Aid?
ACTIVITY 2. BANDAGING TECHNIQUES:
Arrange the steps in each kind of bandaging. Write the numbers according to its arrangement logically.
Pull back and cross-over at the back, tucking
apex beneath
Fold the base at least 2-3”
3. Pull both ends in front/secure with a square
knot at the center of the folded base/tuck ends
4. Place folded base aligned with eyebrows
5. Tuck apex neatly at cross-over area
6. Pull down apex (tuck sides neatly)
HEAD TOP: _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
1. Apex at the shoulder of injured part
2. Knot/tie longer end with apex
3. Pull back folded base and secure with square knot
at the center indention of the back.
CHEST BANDAGE: _____, _____, _____
1. Place the apex over the fingers and tuck
any excess material into the pleats on each
side of the hand
2. Cross the ends on top of the hand, take
them around the wrist, and tie them with a
square knot.
3. Place the hand in the middle of the
triangular bandage with the wrist at the base
of the hand
HAND BANDAGE: _____, _____, _____
1. One arm, with pointed directly under the
elbow of injured arm
2. Place folded base vertically over
3. Make several twist with apex and tie a knot
4. Lower ends of base at the side of the neck
using a square knot
5. Hide the knot
ARM SLING: _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
1. Secure end of base and apex with a
square knot the center indention at the
back.
2. Same procedure as arm sling except that
the lower end of the base is tucked under
the injured arm.
UNDERARM SLING: _____, _____
1. Place the center of the cravat over the
compress covering the wound.
2. Carry the ends around to the opposite
side of the head, cross them. Bring them
back to the staring point and tie them.
CRAVAT
BANDAGE FOR FOREHEAD:_____, _____
1. Use the wide cravat. Start with the middle of the
cravat over the compress covering the cheek or the
ear.
2. Tie them down over the compress
3. Cross the ends at the opposite side.
4. Carry one end over the top of the head and the
other under the chin.
5. Bring the short end back around the forehead and
the long end around the back of the head.
CRAVAT BANDAGE FOR THE CHEEK AND EARS:_____, _____, _____, _____, _____
1. Lay center of the first cravat over top of head
with the front end falling over uninjured eye.
2. Bring ends of first cravat back over top of
head, tying there and pulling second cravat up
and away form uninjured eye.
3. Bring second cravat around head, over eyes,
and over loose ends of first cravat. Tie in front
CRAVAT BANDAGE FOR THE EYES: _____, _____, _____
1. Bring ends up and across each other in
overlapping spiral turns. Continue one end
up arm and the other end down forearm.
2. Bring ends to front of elbow and tie.
3. Bend arm at elbow and place center of
cravat at point of elbow
CRAVAT BANDAGE FOR THE ELBOW:_____, _____, _____
1. Cross over on top/pull ends to opposite sides.
2. Start on top of the knees.
3. Secure with a square knot under the knee
4. Cross over and twist 2-3 times under the knee.
CRAVAT BANDAGE FOR THE KNEE:____, _____, _____, _____
Begin ascending turns with upper end and
descending turns with lower end, with each turn
covering two-third of preceding turn until dressing
is covered.
Place center of cravat over the dressing
3. Terminate by tying both ends in square knot.
CRAVAT BANDAGE FOR THE FOREARM, ARM, LEG AND THIGH:____, _____, _____
