First Aid Awareness Programme

With a little bit of training you could also learn how to give first aid to someone who has had a fracture. Always remember to call for help before you begin to do anything. Few areas you cannot help In a case of drowning you have to raise the alarm and A FIRST aid charity is urging Halton runners to apply for a London conditions commonly associated with endurance events - including dehydration, stress fractures and exercise-induced collapses. Sabina Pasokhy from the charity’s national fundraising Not a few people had surely witnessed, at one time or another, a basketball game during which a player fell hard to the floor and suffered an arm fracture. A fracture, as we know, is a broken bone. If it involves the arm, it may occur in the wrist, elbow But sometimes the first aid measures taken on the scene before a patient arrives Go to the ER if it is very painful to bear weight. You might have a fracture. 6. Nosebleed. Don't lean back. And after the bleeding has stopped, don't blow your nose For many of us, first aid knowledge is a bit like our recall of amazing scientific sprains and strains (phew, a benign one), fractures, raised temperatures, seizures, meningitis, severe allergic reactions, head injuries, swallowing harmful substances He suffered a fractured skull, two broken arms and a broken jaw. The spokeswoman says other fire crew members began immediate first aid and cleared an area for a helicopter to land. Ochoa was flown to a Boise hospital. Hupp said Monday he was stable in .

Reassure the injured person. Place the hand and wrist in a splint in a normal resting position. Place a rigid splint on the underside of the wrist, hand, and forearm. Place a padded object such as a sock, wadded cloth, or rolled elastic bandage in the palm. The Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has trained personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service and Takoradi Air Force Station in basic first aid dispensation supporting victims who have fractured bones as well Gently tape the dislocated area or fracture to a rolled-up newspaper, ruler, or a rolled-up piece of clothing with first aid tape. As much as possible, avoid moving the injured limb, and never force it or try to twist it back into place. For pain Then you splint the fracture, using whatever is at hand. A foam pad works well; sticks wrapped with a jacket will do. Truth is, I should have taken a proper first-aid course 30 years ago. I guess I figured on picking up whatever I needed along the way .

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