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FIRST-AID

INTRODUCTION

     Help prevent accidents by being mindful of the possibilty of their occurrence at any time and at any place. Remind others of this and of the serious aftereffects which often accompany even in a slight mishap.
     First-aid may alleviate pain, forestall an extension of an injury or an aggravation of an illness, prevent shock or reduce it's degree, save a limb, or even preserve a life.
     Be prepared to render first-aid whenever and wherever an accident or an emergency occur.
     Learn to improvise serviceable articles out of appliances and supplies nearest at hand and to use them advantageously.
     Know what to do and how to do it and what not to do in order to make your help effective. In other words, do what is necessary and avoid doing too much.

CONTENTS OF A FIRST AID KIT

     Remedies
          Alcohol                              Aromatic spirits of ammonia
          Aspirin                               Benzine with mineral oil
          Burn emollient                     Petrolatum
          Povidone Iodine
     Other Articles
          Applicators                         Bandage
          Bandage scissors                 Band-aids
          Clinical thermometer            Tourniquet
          Tweezers

FIRST-AID BASICS

Intro and Contents of the First-Aid Kit

Dressings, Bandages and Adhesive Tape

Hemorrhage and Bleeding

Wound

Asphyxia

Burns, Heatsroke and Sunstroke

Sprains, Strains, Dislocations and Fractures

Shock

Removal of Foreign Objects

Hypothermia

IMPROVISED MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS