Seven Important First Aid Steps

#2 – Before attempting to help make sure the scene is safe for you to enter. Look for hazards, smell for hazards, and listen for hazards. Things like running equipment, smell of gas, flame or down power lines create hazardous situations.

#3 – Activate the emergency response system. That may mean to call for help as other bystanders might have additional training. They may also bring a first aid kit, AED or other medical equipment. You or someone else may need to call for help from paramedics. Any situation that involves loss of consciousness, trouble breathing, severe bleeding, injuries to head/neck or back need to involve the paramedics.

#4 –Keep the injured person warm and comfortable. Make sure they are breathing even and regular breaths. If they are not breathing you will have to breathe for them. Having a first aid with a barrier device will be essential.

#5 – Stop any bleeding by finding a cloth, any cloth and apply firm direct pressure to the wound. If there is an object stuck in the wound do not try to remove it but apply pressure around the wound. Do not stop the pressure and if the dressing gets soaked with blood apply another one on top of the blood soaked one

#6 – Do not move anyone who has head/neck or back pain unless they are in further danger. That means if the tree might fall on them then pull them to safety. Just because it is cold outside, dragging them up the hill from the motor vehicle collision to a warm truck might keep them warm but it might harm the injured person.

#7 – Have a well-stocked first aid kit in the home, school or workplace. Make sure to check it at regular intervals to ensure someone didn’t use the last band aid.

Get trained, take a first aid and CPR course from the experts at Parkland Ambulance Care. First Aid classes not only teach you how to handle an emergency but they give you tips to prevent injuries at home, work or in the community: things like wearing safety goggles when using powered tools, reading the label before you chemicals or even household paints, securing ladders before going up to clean the eaves troughs or hanging your Christmas decorations.

Ensure children are secure in car seats and we all can limit distractions while driving.

Training is not expensive and is essential in many businesses that if you are looking for a new job, you might have the edge that employer is looking for.

Be safe at home, work or play!

by Safety First

Seven Important First Aid Steps

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