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First Aid: It is the immediate care given to an injured or ill person. It does not take the place of proper medical treatment. It is a temporary assistance before actual medical care is obtained.
Aims & Objectives: The most obvious objective of first aid is to save one?s life before the victim gets actual medical help. The objective can be simplified into the five Ps:
(i) Preserve life
(ii) Protect the unconscious
(iii) Prevent injury or illness becoming worse.
(iv) Promote recovery.
(v) Procure medical aid.
If a life-threatening situation does exist, the first aider should have knowledge of procedures to keep the casualty alive. A casuality should be isolated from all further dangers and placed in a position where their injury or illness will not become worse. The casualty?s injuries or illness should be attended to in order to prevent complications arising from his or her injury or illness.
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