First aid for the Pilot

"First Aid - Life Saved". 

Well it may be a little dramatic but sometimes it true. If you call the emergency medical services to an incident, your actions have started the chain of survival. You have acted to help someone you may not even know. First aid is helping, first aid is making that call, putting a Band-Aid on a small wound, controlling bleeding in large wounds or providing CPR for a collapsed person whose not breathing and heart has stopped  beating. You can help yourself, your loved ones and the stranger whose life may depend on you being in the right place at the right time with the right knowledge.

First aid, it's the smart thing to do!

Be ready before an emergency occurs !

* Get yourself trained in first aid now, by contacting your local first aid organization.

* Establish a clear line of communication in your organization/school/home with emergency agencies, local doctor, hospital, first aid branch, fire brigade, police.

* Assign duties to a specific person in the workplace.

* Brief teachers at school and family members at home.

* Keep a first aid kit up-to-date, ready for use, accessible and well stocked.

* Know how to act in case of special health problems e.g. asthma, epilepsy, diabetes, hemophilia, tetanus immune status.

* Hold regular fire drill exercises at school and work.

* Keep up-to-date personnel records so that next of kin can be notified in case of accident.

* Display CPR and First aid information posters in prominent position. e.g. beside fire extinguisher.

* Keep names of staff trained in CPR beside the phone.

* Don't leave it to others to learn first aid, "Get yourself trained now!"

First Aid Information

Do not use this first aid information resource as a substitute for a first aid course. It is only intended as an information guide for people who would like to know a little more about this subject. We would strongly advise people to take a first aid training course with one of the many organizations in their locality.

" The life you save may be the life you love."


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  Asthma | Bleeding | Bites | Burns & Scalds | Choking | Diabetes | Dislocations | Ears | Electrocution | Emergency Action | Epilepsy | Eyes | Fainting | First Aid Kit | Fractures | Frostbite | Headaches | Head Injuries | Heart Attack | Hyperventilation | Hypothermia | Meningitis | Nose | Panic Attacks | Phobia | Recovery Position | Resuscitation | Shock | Splinters | Sprains | Stings | Strain |   Unconsciousness



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These files may be accessed through the web at http://firstaid.ie.eu.org/

I would like to thank the IEASR for allowing me to convert their pages over to the Pilot.

Gordon Thomas
#admin@dogpatch.org (Remove the # character in order to e-mail.)
http://www.dogpatch.org

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DISCLAIMER:
Information in these files is presented in order to impart  general information relating to first aid of various injuries and conditions. Such information is not  complete and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your physician or other health care provider, or as a substiture for actual training in first aid and/or CPR. While all reasonable care has been taken in compiling this information, Mary Jo Sminkey and Irish Emergency Ambulance Services Resource (IEASR) make no warranty as to the information's completeness, reliability or accuracy. Access to and use of the information contained herein is entirely at the risk of the user, Mary Jo Sminkey and IEASR shall not be liable, directly or indirectly to the user or any third party for any damage resulting from the use of the information contained or implied in the Pilot First Aid files.