BASIC

FIRST AID
A TOPIC TO SAVE LIVES

Prepared by:
Jedion Josiah R. Jasa
FIRST AID
• THE FIRST AND IMMIDIATE RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY,
INJURY, AND OTHER MORE HEALTH ISSUES EITHER MINOR
AND MAJOR.
 FIRST AID KIT

ABC’S OF FIRST
AID
 WHAT IS ABC’S IN FIRST AID?

 ABC stands for…

A- airway
B- breathing
C- circulation

THIS HELPS MINIMIZE FURTHER INJURY, AND COMMONLY OBSERVED IN THE “CPR(CARDIOPULMUNARY
RESUSCITATION)” WHICH IS COMMONLY DONE IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS MOSTLY CAUSED BY DROWNING
WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS HOW TO DO LATER ON…
MOST COMMON TOOLS IN FIRST AID
KIT AND THEIR USES
• 1 ALCOHOL- USE TO SANITIZE YOUR HANDS BEFORE APPLYING FIRST AID
AND TO SANITIZE INFECTED PARTS IF NEEDED

• 2 BONDAGE- USED TO WRAP AND SECURE INJURED PARTS

• 3 GAUZE- USED TO WRAP WOUNDED PARTS AND TO KEEP IT CLEAN

• 4 SHEERS- USED TO CUT THE GAUZE AND NECESSARY FOREIGN OBJECTS

• 5 MEDICAL TAPE- USED TO SEAL THE GAUZE

HOW TO DO CPR?
1)
Call emergency hotlines or ask someone else to
2) Lay the person on their back and open their airway.
 4) Check for
breathing. If they
are not breathing,
start CPR.
5)CHECK THE
MOUTH FOR
FOREIGN
OBJECTS
6)Perform 30 chest compressions
7) Perform two rescue breaths.
 8) CHECK THE PULSE
PULSE POINTS:
- WRIST AREA
- NECK
 IF PULSE IS ABSENT
STILL, REPEAT THE
PROCEDURE UNTIL THE
RESCUE COMES
 *IF
HESITATING,
ASK FOR
ASSISTANCE.
IT IS BETTER
TO BE HONEST
THAN TO HAVE
A CASUALTY.
REFERENCE:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153849

Mayo Clinic. 2021. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR):

First aid. [online] Available at:
<https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/
art-20056600#:~:text=Cardiopulmonary%20resuscitation
%20(CPR)%20is%20a,breathing%20or%20heartbeat
%20has%20stopped.> [Accessed 16 April 2021].

Redcross.org. 2021. Make a First Aid Kit. [online] Available

at: <https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-
for-emergencies/anatomy-of-a-first-aid-kit.html>
[Accessed 16 April 2021].