During the course of any day, you never know when you or someone around you may experience a medical emergency. That’s why it’s so important to get familiar with the basics of First Aid. If you didn’t learn them in your younger days, you’re never too old to know them.
Verywell Health offers a basic first aid guide that can help you cope with the most common emergencies. It’s important to focus on the ABCs first:
- Is the person awake and have a clear airway?
- How well is he or she breathing?
- Does circulation still have blood flowing, and can you continue care till help arrives?
These are the most common emergencies people might face:
- Stopped Heart
- Bleeding
- Choking
- Burns
- Blisters
- Broken Bones
- Sprains
- Nosebleed
- Frostbite
- Bee Sting
The guide provides helpful tips that can keep a person comfortable until professional help can attend to them. A key element in successful first aid is for the provider to remain calm. If an emergency happens in the workplace, be sure to ask others to join in helping if they know what to do.
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