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Unit - 11

 

 

 

Care for friends 

 

 

 

 

1.What is a First Aid ?

 

 

 

First Aid is the care given to a person who meets with an accident,
before he or she receives medical assistance.

2.What would you do if you witness an accident situation?

 

 

 

Can take them to hospital.

 

 

 Can inform elders.

 

Can inform concerned authorities.

 

 

Console the injured person

 

Can Provide First Aid

 

 

 

 

3.Mention some common accidents

 

 

Fire burns

 

 

Wounds

 

 

Nose bleed

 

 

Sprain

 

 

Bruise

 

 

Fainting

 

 

Fracture

 

 

Food choking

 

 

Burns

 

 

Snake bite

 

 

Drowning

 

 

Electric shock

 

 

 

4.What are the benefits of first aid?

 

 

 

 To reduce the intensity of the injury.

 

 

To help the patient to get relief

 

 

 

5.What are the duties of a first aid provider?

 

 

 

console the accident victim.

 

 

provide medical assistance at the earliest.

To inform concerned authorities.

 

 

 

6) What do we do when the wound is minor?

 

 

clean the wound with pure water.

 

 

 hold the wounded part high.

 

 

 hold the wounded part tightly with a clean cloth to prevent bleeding.

 

 

 don’t remove the blood clot from the injured part.

 

 

 do not leave the wounds open as it will cause infection.

 

 

 

 let the injured person be seated or laid comfortably, if the injury is
serious.

 

 

  take the injured person to hospital, at the earliest.

 

 

 

7.What do we do when Nose bleed?

 

 

  

 Let the person sit leaning forward.

 

 

Press the tip of the nose with the thumb and forefinger.

 

 

Ask the person to breathe through the mouth.

 

 

 Don’t let the person to talk.

 

 

 Seek medical assistance.

 

 

 

8.How can the speck of dust in the eye be removed?

 

 

   We can rinse the eye with clean water or remove the speck of dust
with the tip of a wet kerchief. Particles that get into the eye should
not be forced out, but removed only with medical assistance.

 

 

 

9.What will you do when there is a sprain?

 

 

  Hold the sprained part high without moving.

 

 

 Place an icepack to reduce pain.

 

 

 

10.What first aid can be provided for a bruise?

 

 

 You can place a wet piece of cloth or an icepack on the bruised
part to avoid pain or swelling.

 

 

 Do not apply heat or massage the area.

 

 

 

11.What will you do if your friend fainted while playing in the ground?

 

 

  see that the person can lie down when he feels giddy

 

 then hold the legs high.

 

 

 loosen tight clothes, if any.

 

 

ensure fresh air by avoiding to crowd around the person.