First Aid and Bandaging Complete Power Point Presentation

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• First aid is that intervention or response to an individual who sustains injury, experiences acute illness or reacts to allergens before a definitive medical care is sought.
•  It also describes the ability to determine the appropriate response to a specific illness or injury.
• In the case of the critically injured, a few minutes can make the difference between complete recovery and loss of life.

• The response or intervention can be elicited or necessitated either  within or without the health care setting(hospital, clinics).
• It thus implies that an advanced medical care ought to be sought depending on the severity of the illness or the injury.
• The decision to seek advanced medical care also depends upon the type of first aid provided.
• The arrival of the patient or casualty at a health facility and the commencement of treatment mark the end of first aid. 
• However the first aid provider serves as a reliable and wealthy source of information during history taking. 

• FIRST AID: is therefore define as the immediate and temporary treatment carried out in cases of emergency before medical intervention. or
• First aid is the initial assistance or treatment given to a person who is injured or suddenly taken ill. or
• First aid is the emergency procedures instituted to assist an acutely ill or severely injured individual before he or she receives expert medical attention or admitted to a health facility.

FIRST AID AND BANDAGING

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