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THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING FIRST AID

First Aid is basically responding to an emergency or unexpected situation like heart attacks,
bleeding, drowning, choking, poisoning, electrocution, spinal injuries, eye injuries and scalds
and burns. Having a basic knowledge of knowing proper first aid procedures can save you and
your loved one's lives.

As much as we want to avoid it, tragedy happens. There is always that stunned moment of
shock when it strikes. The only thing you can do is to reduce the damage; we must always be
ready to minimize the damage when it occurs. When a person is unable to breathe, irreversible
brain damage starts, and gradually progressing. Unless someone acts quickly, a life clings to
its end. When the aid of doctor seems like a distant call, you can help if you know what to do.
In its very nature, an emergency is an unstable situation.

An effective first aid strategy is the ability to deliver treatment to someone who is injured before
arriving to the hospital. The goal of the person performing first aid is to do what is necessary to
prevent a particular condition from getting worse.

First aid training may seem to be of a small thing for most people. In fact, most of them have
never took a formal first aid class. Maybe their parents taught them some first aid. Maybe they
learned it as a Girl Scout or Boy Scout, and so on.

First aid training may just save your loved one's life or your own. First aid isn't called FIRST for
nothing. A victim who is left to wait for the ambulance in critical situations without the
administration of first aid can not survive. Imagine watching you loved ones slowly fading and
you can't do nothing because you missed on some simple first aid information. Good first aid
training will aid you determine and treat life-threatening conditions and injuries.
Basic first aid plays a crucial role. Its ability to clean and dress a wound so that infections are
reduced (if not outright eliminated) can save the person's time, medication, and a lot of pain.
Since the onset of an infection leads to serious and adverse health effects, first aid application
certainly plays to its most-needed role. As emergency departments are expensive and busy, a
knowledge in first aid training is crucial for it may help you decide when to go to there.

Emergencies are not exclusive to household premises. To events that are accident prone; e.g.
camping and backpacking trips, sponsored missions, hunting and kayaking trips, it is crucial to
know the three mechanisms of injury for the effective implementation of the first aid. Where you
will go will play an important role with the type of first aid kit; material and size. Wound care
and cleaning - bandages, dressings, gauze pads, bandage strips, cassettes and other types of
bands (pre-soaking wafers must be kept in appropriate containers). In addition, you must
determine the medical history before the application of these first aid methods.

You can find and purchase supplies for your first aid kit at drug stores (you can also order an a
prearranged kit on the Internet). If you're into traveling, most travel first aid kits will cost you
under $10 (that's a cheap cost for the role it will play). You can also personalize your
purchased travel first aid kits with additional supplies you or you family may need.