First+Aid

First Aid


 * || **What to do** || **What to think about** ||
 * Dangers || Check you and others are safe || Is there anything here that could hurt me? ||
 * Respond || Check response using voice then touch || Ask a question e.g. can you hear me/ are you ok? ||
 * Send for help || Dial 111 || Call 111 for an ambulance or send someone else to call ||
 * Airway || Tilt the head back and lift the chin || If anything is in their mouth, take it out. Put your ear near their mouth ||
 * Breathing || Look - listen - feel || They are breathing, so place then on their side ||


 * Positioning for an unconscious person:**

1. Tell the person what you are doing 2. Kneel bedside the person 3. With the person lying on their back, place the person's nearest arm above their head 4. Place the person's far arm across their chest 5. Bend the person's far leg so that the knee is elevated 6. With one hand on the person's knee, and the other on their shoulder, pull the person toward you so that they are lying on their side 7. Shift their top leg toward their head, until the thigh is at right angles to the body 8. Tilt their head back until the airway is open