015 Paediatric Emergency 1st Aid Identify the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider. First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and in some cases‚ potentially life-saving
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According to an article written by Kirstine Rice on the American Safety and Health Institute website‚ about 1/3 of all injuries in the United States occur at home. Knowing basic first aid is an extremely important skill to know when accidents do arise. All throughout life we go through experiences that lead us to these injuries. Whether it is cooking in the kitchen‚ riding a bike‚ or even just walking down the street accidents can happen. And being the kind of kid who did everything my parents said
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Foreign Aid Foreign economic assistance is very important for economic development of Pakistan. The advantages or benefits of such assistance are as under: 1. Foreign Loan Bridges Saving Gap and Balance of Payments Imports are greater than exports therefore there is always deficit in balance of payments. Foreign loan‚ aid not only bridges domestic savings gap but also helps in overcoming balance of payments problem. 2. Development Requirements are met Foreign aid and loan
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First aid example only Get a persons consent before you help the person use personal protective equipment‚ plastic bags if u dont have gloves to protect your self Dont do rescue breath just do cpr if u got no protection Response are you ok can you hear me‚ can u open your eyes can you blink‚ can you feel this can you feel Touch person if u think its safe to do it Dont touch above shoulders‚ squeeze shoulders‚ talk and touch‚ Send. For help; phone ambulance 3 conditions
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Correct First Aid Procedures First Aid: Help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available FOR CUTS OR OPEN WOUNDS 1. Stop the Bleeding Apply direct pressure on the area. 2. Clean and Protect Clean the area with warm water and gentle soap. Apply an antibiotic ointment to reduce chance of infection. Put a sterile bandage on the area. SPRAIN 1.Rest the injuried limb 2. Ice the area 3.Compress area with bandage 4. Elevate the injured limb above your
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Sarah Jacob How to Apply First Aid Demonstration Speech Introduction: I know all of us at some point have gotten a cut or scrape and started bleeding or you just freak out and don’t know what to do. All though out life we go through different experiences that leave us with all kinds of injuries‚ weather it be cooking in the kitchen‚ riding your bike or just walking down the street‚ accidents can happen. And though all my personal experiences I’ve learned that there is a proper way of taking
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Chapter 1 Importance of First Aid it’s better to know it and not need it than to need and not know everyone should be able to perform first aid‚ you are going to need it What is First Aid? the immediate care doesn’t take the place of proper medical care temporary help difference between life or death First Aid and the Law can be sued Minimize Risk of Suite get consent follow guidelines explain what you will do once you start‚ you can’t leave until proper help comes Consent
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Describe common types of wounds. There are a few common types of wounds that you may come across in first aid‚ the first one is a bruise or ‘contusion’‚ and this is normally caused by bleeding under the skin and may be the result of a blunt blow or bleeding from underlying damage like a broken bone. To help to ease the pain you should cool the area with an ice pack or use cold water as soon as possible for 10 minutes. The second one is a graze or abrasion‚ this is when the top layer of the skin
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occur in people under the age of 22. AIDS is already the sixth leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1996) and the leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds. In the 12 month period preceding July‚ 1996‚ two thousand‚ six hundred and sixty-seven people aged 13 to 24 were diagnosed with AIDS. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control warns that‚ ¡§while the rate of new AIDS cases reported among people born before
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Crystal Merritt English1105 Steven McGinnis 29 November 2011 Increasing Foreign Aid When the average American guesses how much our government’s total budget is spent on foreign aid the common estimate is 25%. In reality it is less than 1% (Worthington). I strongly believe our foreign aid budget should increase immensely. Their legacy of starvation‚ drought‚ deadly disease‚ underdevelopment‚ corruption‚ desperate poverty and violence continues to hinder Africa. The nearly 700 million
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