• Move the Person – Take the person out of the water.
• Check for Breathing – Place your ear next to the person’s mouth and nose. Do you feel air on your cheek? Look to see if the person’s chest is moving.
• If the Person is Not Breathing, Check Pulse. Check the person’s pulse for 10 seconds.
• If There is No Pulse, Start CPR, Carefully place person on back.
o For an adult or child, place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest at the nipple line. You can also push with one hand on top of the other. For an infant, place two fingers on the breastbone
Beach Accidents
o For an adult or child, press down about 2 inches. Make sure not to press on ribs. For an infant, press down about 1 and 1/2 inches. Make sure not to press on the end of the breastbone.
o Do 30 chest compressions, at the rate of 100 per minute or more. Let the chest rise completely between pushes.
o Check to see if the person has started breathing.
Note that these instructions are not meant to replace CPR training. Classes are available through the American Red Cross, local hospitals, and other organizations.
• Repeat if Person Is Still Not Breathing – If you’ve been trained in CPR, you can now open the airway by tilting the head back and lifting the chin.Pinch the nose of the victim closed. Take a normal breath, cover the victim’s mouth with yours to create an airtight seal, and then give 2 one-second breaths as you watch for the chest to rise.Give 2 breaths followed by 30 chest compressions. Continue this cycle of 30 compressions and 2 breaths until the person starts breathing or emergency help arrives. First Aid for Beach Accidents usually happens when there is a holiday, or special events when a lot of kids or people swimming.
In the scenario of injury or sudden illness or shock accident, failure to provide first aid could result in a casualty’s death. The employer should ensure that an employee who is injured or taken ill at work receives immediate attention.
HSE will prosecute in cases where there is a significant risk, a disregard for established standards or persistent poor compliance with the law. More information can be found in
Employers’ legal duties
Base on the UK implemented Law , The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with less than five employees and to the self-employed.
What is ‘adequate and appropriate’ will depend on the circumstances in the workplace. This includes whether trained first-aiders are needed, what should be included in a first-aid box and if a first-aid room is required. Employers should carry out an assessment of first-aid needs to determine what to provide.
Home first aid kits and equipments are usually used for treating these types of minor traumatic injuries: Burns, Cuts, Abrasions (scrapes), Stings, Splinters, Sprains, Strains.
A household first aid kit should include these items:
Exam gloves – for infection protection, and can be made into ice packs if filled with water and frozen
Scissors
Tweezers – for splinter or stinger or tick removal
Triangular bandage – as a sling, towel, tourniquet
4″ x 4″ sterile gauze pads – for covering and cleaning wounds, as a soft eye patch
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) – oral antihistamine for allergic reactions, itching rashes. Avoid topical antihistamine creams because they may worsen the rash in some people.
Polysporin antibiotic cream – to apply to simple wounds
Nonadhesive pads (Telfa) – for covering wounds and burns
Resealable oven bag – as a container for contaminated articles, can become an ice pack
Safety pins (large and small) – for splinter removal and for securing triangular bandage sling
In case of a medical or trauma related emergency, a list of family member’s medical history, medications, doctors, insurance company, and contact persons should be readily available
First aid kits and equipment for travel need to be more comprehensive because a drug store may or may not be accessible. In addition to personal medical items, the kit should contain items to help alleviate the common symptoms of viral respiratory infections.
Travel kit: A travel first aid kit may contain these items:
Small flashlight
Book on first aid
Cough medication
Aspirin – for mild pain, heart attack
Antihistamine cream
Adhesive bandages (all sizes)
Adhesive tape
4″ x 4″ sterile gauze pads
Antacid – for indigestion
Antidiarrheal (Imodium, Pepto-Bismol, for example)
Antiseptic agent (small bottle liquid soap) – for cleaning wounds and hands
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) – oral antihistamine
Cigarette lighter – to sterilize instruments and to be able to start a fire in the wilderness (to keep warm and to make smoke to signal for help, for examples)
Dental kit – for broken teeth, loss of crown or filling
Exam gloves
Ibuprofen (Advil is one brand name); another good choice is naprosyn (Aleve is a brand name)
Insect repellant
Polysporin antibiotic ointment
Knife (small Swiss Army-type)
Moleskin – to apply to blisters or hot spots
Nasal spray decongestant – for nasal congestion from colds or allergies
Nonadhesive wound pads (Telfa)
Safety pins (large and small)
Sunscreen
Scissors
Tweezers
Thermometer
Oral decongestant
Personal medications (enough for the trip duration and perhaps a couple of extra in case of delays) and items (for example, a cane or knee braces if needed)
Phone card with at least 60 minutes of time (and not a close expiration date) plus at least 10 quarters for pay phones and a list of important people to reach in an emergency; cell phone with charger (cell service is not available in may areas, especially remote areas)
Plastic resealable bags (oven and sandwich)
Pocket mask for CPR (although now, CPR does not have to be mouth to mouth)
A list of yours and other family member’s medical history, medications, doctors, insurance company, and emergency contact numbers.
so that you can recognize an emergency and give basic first aid. Learning basic first aid can help you cope with an emergency. You may be able to keep a person breathing, reduce their pain or minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until an medical assistance arrives.
Reasons Why You Should Take A First Aid Training Course for your own knowledge.
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Here are some of the reasons why you should take a first aid training course.
When you have kids, you will want to protect them and take of them when they get hurt, and let’s face it they will get hurt at some point. Kids love to play and often the more dangerous the game is the more appealing it is to them but sometimes this can lead to serious injuries that need instant attention. If it is a head or neck injury then you will have to act before the ambulance arrives and that’s when it is vital to know what you are doing as the wrong actions can make the situation even worse .
When you have elderly living with you then it is smart to have some first aid skills as elderly people are very susceptible to many dangers. These dangers could be natural such as a heart attack or stroke or they could be accidents such as falling down stairs, slipping in the shower etc. Being able to give them speedy medical attention can make a world of difference and can save a life.
When you are into a sports. Maybe you are a coach or a spectator. Whatever your role is you can play an important part by learning first aid. We all know the risk surrounding sports, especially contact sports like rugby
and football which can cause serious injuries. If you have the basic first aid then you could be of help, make  a vital role in assisting someone who is injured especially if the game is in a remote location and hard for an ambulance or doctor to get to it quickly.
Being a first aider in your workplace has many benefits. There are advantage to being able to help any of your colleagues who get injured or ill during work and there are personal benefits as well. Having a first aid role in your workplace will be impressive on your resume, it will impress your seniors and make your position within the company more stable and your employees will pay for your course which means that you will get your qualification for free.
So far we have looked at how first aid training can help you to help others but importantly it will also give you the tools to look after yourself. If for example you are out for a walk or camping by yourself and you suffer an injury or turn for the worse then you will know what to do and while you may still need help you will be able to tend to wounds or diagnose problems well enough to keep you out of danger until that help arrives. Having first aid knowledge really can be the difference between life and death and the benefits of learning it are limitless.
The best way to actually learn first aid is to do a first aid course. It’s useful to know where to start when you are charged when delivering first aid, and even before that there are a few things to consider. You need to make sure you stay calm, in control and don’t panic, or else you won’t be able to help and could end up in need of help yourself.
Once you’ve got yourself sorted, assess whether the casualty is in a safe environment, or whether they are causing a blockage for anyone else. If they’re in a safe and secure place, great, if not, and if possible with regards to the severity of the injury, move them.
so that you can recognize an emergency and give basic first aid. Learning basic first aid can help you cope with an emergency. You may be able to keep a person breathing, reduce their pain or minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until an medical assistance arrives.
Reasons Why You Should Take A First Aid Training Course for your own knowledge.
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Here are some of the reasons why you should take a first aid training course.
When you have kids, you will want to protect them and take of them when they get hurt, and let’s face it they will get hurt at some point. Kids love to play and often the more dangerous the game is the more appealing it is to them but sometimes this can lead to serious injuries that need instant attention. If it is a head or neck injury then you will have to act before the ambulance arrives and that’s when it is vital to know what you are doing as the wrong actions can make the situation even worse .
When you have elderly living with you then it is smart to have some first aid skills as elderly people are very susceptible to many dangers. These dangers could be natural such as a heart attack or
stroke or they could be accidents such as falling down stairs, slipping in the shower etc. Being able to give them speedy medical attention can make a world of difference and can save a life.
When you are into a sports. Maybe you are a coach or a spectator. Whatever your role is you can play an important part by learning first aid. We all know the risk surrounding sports, especially contact sports like rugby and football which can cause serious injuries. If you have the basic first aid then you could be of help, make  a vital role in assisting someone who is injured especially if the game is in a remote location and hard for an ambulance or doctor to get to it quickly.
Being a first aider in your workplace has many benefits. There are advantage to being able to help any of your colleagues who get injured or ill during work and there are personal benefits as well. Having a first aid role in your workplace will be impressive on your resume, it will impress your seniors and make your position within the company more stable and your employees will pay for your course which means that you will get your qualification for free.
So far we have looked at how first aid training can help you to help others but importantly it will also give you the tools to look after yourself. If for example you are out for a walk or camping by yourself and you suffer an injury or turn for the worse then you will know what to do and while you may
still need help you will be able to tend to wounds or diagnose problems well enough to keep you out of danger until that help arrives. Having first aid knowledge really can be the difference between life and death and the benefits of learning it are limitless.
The best way to actually learn first aid is to do a first aid course. It’s useful to know where to start when you are charged when delivering first aid, and even before that there are a few things to consider. You need to make sure you stay calm, in control and don’t panic, or else you won’t be able to help and could end up in need of help yourself.
Once you’ve got yourself sorted, assess whether the casualty is in a safe environment, or whether they are causing a blockage for anyone else. If they’re in a safe and secure place, great, if not, and if possible with regards to the severity of the injury, move them.
Open wounds or cut in tissue (lacerations), scrapes (abrasions), and puncture wounds can be caused by bites or by other mechanisms. Wounds that are not caused by bites and are clean and quite small usually heal fast without any problems. However, some wounds can cause extensive blood loss. In some wounds, deeper structures, such as nerves, tendons, or blood vessels, are also injured. Other wounds can become infected. A piece of foreign material (such as a splinter, glass, or a clothing fragment) can also remain hidden inside a wound, causing later problems such as infection.
Shallow cuts to most areas of the skin rarely bleed much and often stop bleeding on their own. Cuts to the hand and scalp as well as cuts to arteries and larger veins often bleed vigorously.
Infection can build up when a wound is contaminated with dirt and bacteria. Although any wound can become infected, infection is particularly likely in deep scrapes, which grind dirt into the skin, and in puncture wounds (particularly those resulting from animal or human bites), which introduce contamination deep under the skin. Wounds that contain foreign material frequently become infected. The longer a wound remains contaminated, the more likely it is that infection will develop.
Wounds can be painful at first, but it will lessens the pain after the first day. If a wound affects a nerve or tendon, the patient may be unable to move the body part fully. Some nerve injuries cause weakness or paralysis, loss of sensation, or numbness. If foreign material remains inside a puncture wound, the part of the wound near the material is usually painful when touched.
Pain that becoming worse a day or more after the injury is usually the first sign of infection. Later, an infected wound becomes red and swollen. A fever may also develop.
Basic step of first aid if wounded:
The first step in treating a wound is to stop the bleeding. Visible bleeding can almost always be stopped by firmly compressing the bleeding area with a finger or hand for at least 5 minutes. Whenever possible, the bleeding part is elevated above the level of the heart. Because tourniquets shut off all blood flow to a body part and deprive it of oxygen, they are used only for very severe injuries (such as combat casualties).
To avoid infection, dirt and particles are removed and the wound is washed. Large, visible particles are picked off. Smaller dirt and particles that cannot be seen are removed by washing with mild soap and tap water. Dirt and particles that remain after washing often can be removed with a more highly pressured stream of warm tap water. Harsher agents, such as alcohol, iodine, and peroxide, are not recommended. These solutions can damage tissue, impairing the capacity to heal. Scrubbing is required to clean deep scrapes. If a wound is very small, it can be kept closed with certain commercially available tapes. Stitches may be needed for deep or large cuts. After cleaning and, if necessary, closing the wound, antibiotic ointment and a bandage are applied.
Medical help is needed under the following circumstances:
• If bleeding does not stop on its own or within several minutes after pressure is applied
• If there is a puncture wound, particularly if foreign material in the wound is likely
• If a scrape is deep or has dirt and particles that are difficult to remove
• If a cut is longer than about 1/3 inch (¾ centimeter), is on the face, appears deep, or has edges that separate
• If there are symptoms of a nerve or tendon injury, such as loss of sensation, loss of movement, or numbness
• If the person has not had a tetanus vaccination within the past 5 years
All kind of wounds, whether treated at home or by health care practitioners, should be assessed for symptoms of infection during the first several days after treatment. If any symptoms of infection develop, medical help should be sought within several hours. Small wounds heal within a few days.
Whether it is an office or a construction site workplace, it has two common traits — valuable employees who may be injured or become ill and the need to protect them with adequate first aid.
The good health and resulting productivity of employees is one area that is often overlooked as a means of improving a company’s profitability.
Whether employees work in a high-hazard or low-hazard environment, they face a variety of risks. Shock, bleeding, poisonings, burns, temperature extremes, musculoskeletal injuries, bites and stings, medical emergencies and distressed employees in confined spaces are just a sampling of the first aid emergencies which might be encountered in your business. These risks are compounded when employees don’t feel well. Their lack of concentration can result in costly injuries.
If your employees aren’t prepared to handle these types of injuries on all shifts and their coworkers are left untreated until an ambulance arrives, a victim’s condition may worsen and injuries can become far more debilitating, which leads to greater medical costs and lost productivity.
It makes good business sense to provide first aid and appropriate training to all your employees. By making such a minimal investment in keeping your employees safe and well-trained, you could net big returns, along with a competitive advantage. Moreover, it’s the law.
Safety always begins with prevention, not every work-related injury can be prevented. Your primary first aid training goal should be to give employees the necessary tools and information they need to care for an ill or injured person, if necessary, until advanced help arrives.
“Properly administered first aid care can mean the difference between life and death, rapid vs. prolonged recovery, and temporary vs. permanent disability.” Proper training varies with the industry, number of employees and proximity to emergency care.
This new and detailed curriculum identifies the skill training that makes a workplace first aid responder competent to provide care.
While starting a first aid program can be simple and inexpensive, it involves several essential steps:
Assess the location and availability of a medical facility to your workplace.
On-site safety inspections, review of hazards and emergency dispatch, assessment, implementation, escape and treatment should be discussed in your training program.
Recognize that it is your responsibility as an employer to determine the requirements for your first aid program.
Make sure you have suitable first aid supplies readily available at all times.
Do you play for a sports team? Perhaps you are a coach or a spectator. Whatever your role is you can play an important
part by learning first aid. We all know the dangers surrounding sports, especially high contact ones like rugby and football which can cause serious injuries. If you have a first aid qualification then you could play a vital role in helping someone who is injured especially if the game is in a remote location and hard for an ambulance or doctor to get to it quickly.
When you’re injured, (recent – acute injury), there’s a natural inflammatory response that occurs in your tissues as blood and other fluids enter the area that needs attention. Pain soon follows, letting your brain know that something is not right. This pain is a protective mechanism so you hopefully don’t cause any more unnecessary damage. The inflammatory response initiates repair of the injured area – whether it’s a bone, ligament, tendon, or any other body tissue. This is NORMAL and NECESSARY – so the question is not only if you should use ice, heat, or other type of therapy, but how much should you be intervening with the normal workings of the body, especially to the extent of taking drugs such as anti-inflammatory medications.
Once you’re injured the questions arise like wildfire. Do you ice that injury or heat it? Or if you use both ice and heat – which one comes first? And how long and how often do you apply the therapy? Maybe you shouldn’t be using ice or heat at any time. Do you wrap the injury and elevate it? Do you stay off the injured area or get in some active recovery? How about anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs)? Should you take them when you’re injured? Should you take a NSAID to speed up your recovery?
I’ll break this down and discuss how to properly use some different types of readily available therapies to treat an injury, both chronic and acute. But first, to understand what type of treatment you might want to employ, it’s important to understand what is going on inside your body when you’re injured, and of course – how did you get injured?
“Damn, I’m Injured†So now what do you do? The first thing to do is to think of WHY you got injured. No need to go through that again, right? Nope. If you understand the why then you can not only handle the injury correctly but keep it, and other injures, from occurring again. So if you really think you got injured because you didn’t stretch or you ran without your orthotics or your lucky rabbit’s foot fell out of your nutrition bag, then this is where you stop and read from the beginning.
Does this even work? There are two common “go to†therapies that the injured athlete uses – ice and anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs). I rarely use ice (or heat) and I never use NSAIDs when treating an injury of any type. There are reasons why I don’t use these therapies often or at all, which will be explained. First – should you use ice, heat, or RICE, and if so then when and how often? Second – should you use NSAIDs? Or perhaps more accurately, why would you not want to use NSAIDs?
If you are at risk then begin by addressing those stress issues so you reduce your chances of becoming injured as well as heal and recover faster from an existing.
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First Aid is very important for every home because you cannot afford that one of your family member will aggravate the circumstances because you failed to apply the so called First Aid to your family member.
First aid is very important for every home. First aid are necessary so that you can treat ailments and injuries that happen at home. From the minor ailment to the more serious injury a first aid can help reduce the risk of infection or the severity of the injury. It might benefit you and your family to attend a first aid class through the Red Cross in order to know how to know more about First Aid at home. Learning first aid can help you feel more prepared and able to cope in an emergency situation.
Of course knowing how to apply First Aid you must have materials to be used when in need and this is the First Aid Kit. Another good place to have a first aid kit is when you go out with your family. You can store it in your vehicle so if something happens when you are out somewhere you can start treating the problem immediately.
It’s important to have a well-stocked first aid kit in your home so you can deal with minor accidents and injuries.
Your first aid kit should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place out of the reach of children.
Many people also keep a small first aid kit in their car for emergencies.
Your basic first aid kit
A basic first aid kit may contain:
plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes
small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings
at least two sterile eye dressings
triangular bandages
crêpe rolled bandages
safety pins
disposable sterile gloves
tweezers
scissors
alcohol-free cleansing wipes
sticky tape
thermometer (preferably digital)
skin rash cream, such as hydrocortisone or calendula
cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings
antiseptic cream
painkillers such as paracetamol (or infant paracetamol for children), aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen
cough medicine
antihistamine tablets
distilled water for cleaning wounds
eye wash and eye bath
It may also be useful to keep a basic first aid manual or instruction booklet with your first aid kit.
Medicines should be checked regularly to make sure they are within their use-by dates.
Home First aid tips
Not much time? Check out these fast first aid tips to learn some basic first aid skills.
First aid for someone who’s unresponsive and not breathing
The delivery of chest compressions
Check breathing by tilting their head backwards and looking and feeling for breaths.
Call 999 as soon as possible, or get someone else to do it.
Push firmly downwards in the middle of the chest and then release.
Push at a regular rate until help arrives.
First aid for choking
The delivery of back blows
Hit them firmly on their back between the shoulder blades to dislodge the object.
If necessary, call 999 or get someone else to do it.
First aid for someone who’s unresponsive and breathing
Place the person on their side and tilt their head back
Check breathing by tilting their head backwards and looking and feeling for breaths.
Move them onto their side and tilt their head back.
As soon as possible, call 999 or get someone else to do it.
First aid for someone who’s bleeding heavily
Put pressure on the wound
Put pressure on the wound with whatever is available to stop or slow down the flow of blood.
As soon as possible, call 999 or get someone else to do it.
Keep pressure on the wound until help arrives.
First aid for burns
Cool the affected area
Cool the burn under cold running water for at least ten minutes.
Loosely cover the burn with cling film or a clean plastic bag.
If necessary, call 999 or get someone else to do it.
First aid for a broken bone
Immobilise the affected part
Encourage the person to support the injury with their hand, or use a cushion or items
of clothing to prevent unnecessary movement.
As soon as possible, call 999 or get someone else to do it. .
Continue supporting the injury until help arrives.
First aid for a heart attack
Ensure they are sitting and call 999 immediately
The person may have persistent, vice-like chest pain, which may spread to their arms,
neck, jaw, back or stomach.
Call 999 immediately or get someone else to do it.
Make sure they are in a position that is comfortable for them (e.g. sit them on the floor,
leaning against a wall or chair).
Give them constant reassurance while waiting for the ambulance.
In schools, administration are responsible for the pupils, visitors and all staff, including the head teachers, teachers and non-teaching staff.
Depending on the type of school, who the employer is will be different:
For independent schools, the employer is the owner of the trustees.
For city technology colleges, voluntary-aided and non-maintained special schools the governing body is the employer. This is also the case for grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.
For controlled, county and special arrangement schools the Local Education Authority (LEA) is the employer. This also includes pupil referral units.
Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA), the employer is responsible for ensuring a health and safety policy is put in place at schools, including the arrangements both on and off site, the number of first aiders and the location of first aid boxes.
Minimum provision of first aid for schools?Â
Stocked first aid box.
Officer-in- charge of first-aid arrangements.
Information officer for employees.
The minimum provisions for schools, a risk assessment must be completed. This should determine any additional provision.
How many school staff should be first aid trained? A thorough assessment will determine the number required. The school should ensure that the training is delivered in line with the needs of the school environment and fully allows for staff absence and full coverage of the school site.
Basically, only one first aider is needed where there are fewer than 50 employees. Though one is needed for every 100 employees if you have over 50 employees.
Does the training provider needs the apporoval of the local authority? -No, it is down to the “employer†to make the necessary checks on the training provider they choose to work with.
Training providers need to prove that they are competent to deliver the training. Demonstration of competence includes current registration as a nurse, paramedic or doctor, and knowledge from a training qualification (such as FAW or EFAW).
Do schools need first aid training for babies? As long as schools have children of an age that fall under the EYFS guidance at least one person with a Paediatric Course certificate is required to be on the premises or available at all times where children are present.
This should be backed up with a full needs risk assessment. For contingency, it may be that several staff are best to undertake this level of training.
How long are certificates valid for? First aid certificates are only valid for three years. It is therefore the employer’s responsibility to ensure that all relevant personnel are up to date with their training via refresher courses.
Why choose Aid Training & Operations? Our office team fully understand the training needs of those working in the education sector and run all of our course titles in line with the guidance from the Department of Education (DFE) and Ofsted.
Whether delivering on a Local Authority contract or dealing directly with a school or nursery, our Instructors aim to deliver learning in a down to earth fashion to encourage confidence in all those we train.
Home first aid kits and equipments are usually used for treating these types of minor traumatic injuries: 
