Emergency first aid

BY. SITI AMINAH

 shock

If pale,unwell or feeling faint after an accident,

help the child to lie down
If a lot of blood has been lost, keep the head down
and raise the legs
Keep the child coveredup and warm but not too hot
Dont give anything to drink after accident
 Emergency first aid

In a emergency don’t panic. Try to keep calm

The really important things to check immeciately are
breating, consciousness and bleeding
 Check breathing

If the child has stopped breathing, check the airway

is clear, then give mouth to mounth resuscitation
 Mouth to mouth

Check the airway is clear

Squeeze the nostrils together
Take your mouth away
Repair this abaout 15 times a minute
Then gently place place the child in the recovery
position
 Heart massage

Lay the child on his/her back on the floor

Press in the lower half of the child’s breast bone
The child will not start breathing until after the heart
has started beating
Once the the heart has started beating
The gently place the child in the recovery positions
 Check consciousness

It is dangerous for an uncoscious child to lie on

his/her back because the throat can be bloked by the
tounge or by vomit
Dial 999
If you need help, phone for an ambulance
 Check bleeding

If there severe bleeding, prees firmly on the wound

using pad of clean cloth or your fingers
 Broken bones

Don’t move the child if you think injured

If move please be very gentle
Call an ambulance
Don’t give a child abything to drink
 Burns and scalds

Immediately put the burn ir scald under running

cold water
Cover the burn or scald with a clean
If clothes are stuck ti the skin
don’t try to take them off
Call an ambulance
Don’t put butter,oil or ointment
 choking

Dont waste time trying to pick the object our twith

your finger
Foe babies ans small children,quickly turn them
upside down,holding them by the legs