First aid is an immediate care given to a sick or injured person that needs medical attention/proper care from the scene of the incident or accident and away from the hospital to help victim/s alleviate from suffering and to prolong life. An ideal first aid provider should be neat, patient, and observant.
A. Wounds - it is a soft tissue injury of the human body that can be internal or external and resulted to loss of blood.
Two Types Of Wounds:
1. Open wound - it is a tearing or cut from the topmost layer of the skin and down under the soft tissues caused by a clean, sharp-edged object such as knife, a razor or a glass splinter that resulted to loss of blood.
First Aid:
a. Apply direct pressure.
b. Apply sterile bandage, apply splinting if necessary.
c. Elevation.
d. Care for shock.
e. Immediate transport of the victim to a nearest hospital/clinic.
2. Closed wound - it is as dangerous as the open wound. Contusions are commonly known as bruises caused by a blunt force trauma and damages tissue under the skin (dermis). Hematoma (blood tumor) is caused by damage to the blood vessel that in turn caused blood to collect under the skin.
First Aid:
a. Apply cold compress (ice compress).
b. Apply bandaging and if necessary apply splinting.
c. Elevation.
d. Care for shock.
e. Immediate transport of the victim to the nearest hospital/clinic.
A. Wounds - it is a soft tissue injury of the human body that can be internal or external and resulted to loss of blood.
Two Types Of Wounds:
1. Open wound - it is a tearing or cut from the topmost layer of the skin and down under the soft tissues caused by a clean, sharp-edged object such as knife, a razor or a glass splinter that resulted to loss of blood.
First Aid:
a. Apply direct pressure.
b. Apply sterile bandage, apply splinting if necessary.
c. Elevation.
d. Care for shock.
e. Immediate transport of the victim to a nearest hospital/clinic.
2. Closed wound - it is as dangerous as the open wound. Contusions are commonly known as bruises caused by a blunt force trauma and damages tissue under the skin (dermis). Hematoma (blood tumor) is caused by damage to the blood vessel that in turn caused blood to collect under the skin.
First Aid:
a. Apply cold compress (ice compress).
b. Apply bandaging and if necessary apply splinting.
c. Elevation.
d. Care for shock.
e. Immediate transport of the victim to the nearest hospital/clinic.