Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies

Four Basic Rules1. PROTECT THE

VICTIM AND YOURSELF.

2. CALL 1123. AID THE VICTIM

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3. AID THE VICTIM

No BreathingAdminister CPR:• Lay the person on his or her back• Give chest compressions (30:2)• Tilt head slightly• Breathe into the person’s mouth

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• Breathe into the person’s mouth• Continue until EMS personnel arrive

Bleeding• 1. Stop the flow of blood.• 2. Apply pressure and raise the

body area affected.• 3. Cleaning the wound with water or

physiological serum.

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physiological serum.• 4. Clean from the inside out.• 5. Apply an antiseptic.

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Shock

• Lay the victim down (safety side position).

• Cover.

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Choking• Ask a person to speak

or cough• Deliver 5 back blows• Perform abdominal

thrusts (Heimlich

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thrusts (Heimlichmaneuver).

• Repeat sequence of back blows and abdominal thrusts