Basic First Aid

What is Basic First Aid?

 Basic First Aid-
is being able to provide basic
medical care to someone who is
experiencing a sudden injury or
illness.  
 It often comes in forms such as treatment
to burns, cuts, or even insect stings; but
could also consist of providing support to
someone in the middle of a medical
emergency. In these scenarios, it’s
important to remain calm, assess the
situation, and work to stabilize the person.  
 Remain Calm:
When administering
aid, it’s important that
you always remain calm
so can you think clearly
and assess the situation
while comforting the
person in distress. 
 Assess the Situation:
After you take a deep
breath, it’s important to
assess the situation to
see if basic aid is required
or if emergency medical
attention is required.
 Stabilize:
Use your knowledge and
basic aid skills to stabilize
the injury. If basic aid isn’t
working, reassess your
approach and provide
basic care until emergency
help arrives.
 Shock, bleeding, wound, burns, eye
injury, fainting, and heat stroke are the
most common conditions faced by
farmers. It is important to learn the basic
first aid treatments so that the situation
or condition will not worsen.
 Shock
 Do not give the victim anything to eat or
drink.
 Lay the victim on his or her back but do not
move him or her if there is a neck or back
injury.
 Make sure the victim gets adequate air.
 Keep the victim warm.
 Raise the victim's feet and legs with a pillow.
 If the victim vomits, roll the victim on his or
her side and keep the windpipe clear.
 Bleeding and Wounds
 Place a clean cloth or a gauze over the wound. Apply firm,
steady pressure for at least five minutes.
 Elevate an injured arm or leg above the level of the victim's
heart, if possible.
 When bleeding stops, secure the cloth with a bandage. Do
not lift the cloth from the wound to check if bleeding has
stopped. Be sure that the bandage is not too tight.
 Check the victim for shock.
 Use tourniquets only when you cannot control the bleeding.
Chemical or Compressed gas
burns
 Use a drench hose, emergency
shower, or eyewash for at least 15
minutes to rinse away all traces of
chemicals while removing any
contaminated clothing from the victim.
 Cover the burn loosely with a clean,
dry cloth, or special burn dressing.
 Check the victim for shock.
 Heat or Electric burn
 Submerge the burned
area in cold, clean
running water if the skin
is not seriously affected.
 Avoid applying cream or
any form of ointment.
 Eye Injury
Due to chemical:
 Flash your eyes with lukewarm water as
you hold your eyelid apart. Do this for
about 15-30 minutes. Take extra care
when doing this, so that the runoff water
will not flow to the other eye.
 Secure your eyes with a gauze pad or a
clean cloth. Then, use a bandage to hold it
in place.
 Immediately see an eye specialist or go to
the nearest hospital for further treatment.
 Eye Injury
Due to scratch, cut, or embedded object:
 Place a gauze pad or a clean cloth over
the injured eye and secure it with a
bandage.
 Do not attempt to remove the foreign
object in your eye.
 Go to the nearest hospital or an eye
specialist clinic.
 Fainting
Fainting victims immediately regain their
consciousness after. If this does not happen,
the victim should immediately be brought to
the emergency room of a hospital.
 For first aid, the victim should be laid
down on their back and allow plenty
of fresh air.
 Apply cold compress in the forehead
and if the victim vomits, keep the
windpipe clear by rolling him to his or
her side.
 Heat Stroke
Heat stroke is life-threatening so this should never be taken for
granted. Flush, hot and dry skin, rapid pulse, very minimal
perspiration, and unconsciousness are signs of heat stroke.
 You need to bring the victim to a cooler place and lie him or her
on the back with feet up, then loosen clothing and remove
footwear.
 Apply cold compress or wet towel on the forehead, neck,
armpit, and extremities to cool the victim.
 Treat the victim for shock or bring the victim to the nearest
hospital.
What is the importance of
Basic First Aid?