What is the importance of first aid basics

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What is the Importance of First Aid
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What is the importance of First Aid?

• First aid is essential in emergency cases.
  Knowing what action needs to be taken to control
  an emergency can make the difference between life
  and death. Emergencies occur all around us, in
  all spheres of life. Someone may be injured at
  work, school or at home. When this happens, first
  aid basics will equip anyone around the injured
  person to reduce the danger posed by the
  accident.
• Abstract Theory Group offers First Aid
  training in Lafayette, Indiana that teaches the
  critical skills necessary to respond
  appropriately when the need arises.

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How First Aid Kit is Beneficial?

• First aid treatments are for non-emergency
  situations such as, minor burns and cuts which
  doesnt require immediate doctors help. It can
  also be used to provide instant care in emergency
  situations. Emergencies occur all around us and
  there is no fixed time when it is going to come.
  So it best to be ready for such a situation.
  Injuries can happen anywhere, anytime-in office,
  home, school or park. Knowing the basic use of
  first aid can reduce the danger posed by the
  accident.

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What First Aid Kit Should Contain?

• A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you respond
• effectively to common injuries and emergencies.
  You
• can purchase first-aid kits at many drugstores or
• assemble your own. Contents of a first-aid kit
  should
• include
• Basic supplies
• Adhesive tape
• Antibiotic ointment
• Antiseptic solution or towelettes
• Bandages, including a roll of elastic wrap (Ace,
  Coban, others) and bandage strips.

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• Instant cold packs
• Cotton balls and cotton-tipped swabs
• Disposable latex or synthetic gloves, at least
  two pair
• Duct tape
• Gauze pads and roller gauze in assorted sizes
• First-aid manual
• Petroleum jelly or other lubricant
• Plastic bags for the disposal of contaminated
  materials
• Safety pins in assorted sizes
• Scissors and tweezers
• Soap or instant hand sanitizer

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The Necessity of First Aid Training

• Having a first aid kit at home may be a good
  thing but
• having a formal training in first aid can greatly
  improve
• the way you treat a person in need. There are
  various
• professional training courses which can help
  individuals
• help people in emergency situations. Most of the
• training courses include assessing the victim
  and
• using first kit for treating the patients.
  Protecting
• yourself from any infections is necessary while
  you are
• helping others. Effective control of bleeding
  wounds is
• also taught along with methods of dealing with
  broken
• bones, head and neck injuries, heart attacks,
  strokes etc.

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