INTRODUCTION

Immediate Treatment
Temporary care
Given To The Victim Of an Accident or
illness
 PURPOSE
PRESERVE LIFE
ASSIST RECOVERY
PREVENT AGGRAVATION OF
CONDITION
 HISTORY

ESMARCH(1`823-1908) ORIGINATOR
OF FIRST AID
THE TERM FIRST AID WAS ADOPTED
BY St JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
 WHAT TO DO?
Diagnosis->Careful attention
>Intelligence
TREATMENT->Most Suited
>Whatever available
DISPOSAL->To Home
>suitable shelter
>Give tactfulmassage
 MANAGEMENT
Promptness can save live
Calm and methodical approach
Treat injury
Use first aid material available with you
Study the surrounding
Reassure the casuality
 GOLDEN RULE OF FIRST AID
Do first thing first
Give artificial respiration if breathing
stops
Stop any bleeding
Treat for shock
Do not attempt too much
Do not allow people to crowd around
Arrange for disposal to hospital
 TYPES OF FIRSTAID BOX
SPECIAL(Aug ORDINARY
mented) FA BOX
Long distance train Gang
Class A stations Work shop
ART
Shed
Depo
etc
 CONTENTS
Set of 6 wooden splint-1set
Sterile adhesive tap - 20 no
Rubber tourniquet - 2 no
Roller bandage(7.5cmx4mt)- 10 no
Triangular bandage (130cmx90x90cm)- 4
Tab Paracetamol-20 tabs
Antiseptic cream(25gms)-1tube (cont.)
 CONTENTS(cont)
Injury cartd-1
Saftyt pin set of 101set
Tab Daizepam-10 tab
Cotton -100gms