Section outline

  • 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