T2 1st Aid
Section outline
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First Aid means you're the first person to help someone.

It's important to go on a proper First Aid course (eg RedCross, St Johns, Meditrain).
(Lessons on this course are not a 1st Aid course, but a taster things you should learn).A good way to remember what to do is to follow the steps DRSABCD:
Danger - keep you and others safe (eg stop cars before helping someone who's in the road!)
Response - see if the person knows you're there and can communicate
Send for help - phone 111 or tell someone to get adult help
Airway - make sure the person's airway is open and not blocked
Breathing - see if they are breathing
Circulation - search for blood and stop the bleeding
Defibrillate - use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)Questions you might have:

- Why's it important that I do a proper First Aid course?
- What do I do if there's bleeding?
- How do first aiders treat burns?
- What's diabetes and what can happen?
- What happens if someone breaks a bone or dislocates a joint?
- What do I do if I sprain a ligament / strain a tendon?
- What is a heart attack and what are the signs?
- What do I do if someone has a seizure?
- What can happen if someone's allergic? What's anaphalaxis?
- What's concussion?
Call 111 in New Zealand for emergency services (fire, ambulance, police)
Activity
Click on the First Aid Scenarios in GClassroom