NATURE

and
OBJECTIVES of FIRST
AID
ACCIDENTS can happen to anybody at any time.
It can be a stressful situation but you do not have to wait to
be an adult or own a first aid kit to learn first aid.
Many kids around the world have been learning first aid and
it inspires them to learn more while gathering the items they
need to have their own first aid kit.
Even children can help in times of emergency. First aid is an
important thing that you need to learn and constantly relearn
a you grow up to be a responsible person.
 NATURE and OBJECTIVES of FIRST AID

FIRST AID is the immediate care given to a person who

had been injured or suddenly taken ill.
If you know first aid and can apply it confidently, you will
realize that it can mean the difference between life and
death, temporary and permanent disability, and rapid
recovery and long hospitalization.
 AIMS OF FIRST AID

The aims of first aid are to prolong life, to

ease suffering or lessen pain, and to prevent
further injury.
The person giving first aid is called a first aider.
First aider are highly trained and have up-to-date
knowledge and skill on first aid.
They are examined and regularly reexamined because their
skill is based on knowledge, training, and experience so
they renew their certificate every three years.
 IMPORTANCE of
LEARNING and
APPLYING FIRST AID
 HELP YOURSELF
While you are not yet a professional first aider, learning
first aid makes you are for yourself better and allow you to
respond to accidents or sudden illnesses.
Awareness on safety makes you think ahead of the causes,
effects, and preventions of accidents. Just in case it happens
to you despite being extra careful, you can tell others to
follow your instructions.
 PREPARATION FOR
DISASTER
Did you know that knowledge of first aid is a civic
responsibility? When disasters like floods or earthquake strike,
you might find yourself in a situation where medical or hospital
services are limited or delayed, or when a doctor is not readily
available.
Knowing and applying first aid will enable you to help save lives
and work with your family and community in creating an orderly
way of teaching out to more people who need immediate care.
First aid does not replace the proper medical treatment. It
gives temporary relief before more qualified medical help
arrives.
When the doctor is not yet present or the ambulance is
delayed, you can at least do something because every
second counts.
Even is most injuries and illness do not require medical
care, one should not just give any treatment for the sake of
doing something.
It can do more harm than good. This is why both children
and adults should learn first aid so that they will be aware
of what to do and what not to do.
Part of first aid is also giving words of encouragement and
showing the willingness to help.
It promotes confidence by demonstrating your competence
to help. Your conscience is clear because you know that
you have done the treatment correctly and that you did
your best.
 REMEMBER!!!

It is better to know first aid and

not need it, than to need it and not
know it.