World First Aid Day 2024

 

World First Aid Day

World First Aid Day 14 September 2024

World First Aid Day is a global annual event and observed on the Second Saturday of every September the main purpose to observe this day to promote awareness about the role of first aid in saving lives.  This year 2024, World First Aid Day is observed on 14^th of September. First aid kit presents in every home in an emergency case. 

         The full form of first Aid

·         The full form of first aid is describe here!

·          First Investigation Relief Symptom Treatment Arrangement Immediately Disposal

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Significance of First Aid Kit

·         First aid is very important to handle the serious condition, before going to reach hospital to minimize the injury, wound or try to stop the flow of blood use first aid kit. First aid kit uses in an emergency care given immediately to an injured person. The purpose of first aid is to minimize injury and future disability. In some serious situations, first aid may be necessary to keep the victim alive.

·          3 Most Important Key Points of First Aid

• The most important 3 key points of first aid is given below!

3 Most Important key points of first aid To Preserve life. To Prevent deterioration. To Promote recovery

·         Invention of First Aid

First Aid was invented by Prussian military surgeon Friedrich von Esmarch in 1870. He introduced formalized first aid to the military, and first coined the term "erste hilfe" (translating to 'first aid'), Which were including training for soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War on care for wounded comrades using pre-learnt bandaging and splinting skills

the theme for first aid Day 2024

highlights the World First Aid Day 2024 Theme is the importance of using digital tools, apps, and online platforms to teach and share first-aid knowledge.

The Full Form of ABCD in First Aid

·         ABCDs provides comprehensive guidance for first aid emergencies obstructed by the tongue.

The Full Form of ABCDs in First Aid are given below:

A – Airway

B- Breathing

C- Circulation

D-Defibrillation

 S-Serious Bleeding, Shock, Spinal Injury.

·         The Meaning of C's

·         The Meaning of C's are given below:

check

call

care

The Basic Definition of First Aid

·         Basic definition of First aid is an urgent and essential medical assistance given to individuals who are facing sudden injuries from critical emergencies to minor ailments such as burns and insect stings. It helps in minimizing the harshness of the injury and prevents any lasting harm before professional medical help arrives.

What should we do on World first aid Day?

There are some effective ways to commemorate this important day are listed here!

v First organize Aid Training Sessions. Arrange for professional first aid training sessions for employees and for common people.

v Arrange session or campaigns about fist aid box or kit in the high school, colleges, universities, offices etc.

v People attend workshop about first aid kit and get awareness about when, why and how to use first aid box and this is compulsory that first aid box should be present in each house.

v Host Awareness Campaigns.

v Engage Employees in Activities.

v Promote First Aid Kits.

 

 Introduced the world first aid kit or box

·         Friedrich Esmarch:the Founder of Modern First Aid, and His Works 

The Seven Steps in First Aid procedure is discussed here!

1.  First of all, Perform a Scene Survey.
2. Second is to call for help.
3. Third is to get Agreement.
4. Forth bis to Check Responsiveness.
5. Fifth point is to Perform a Primary Survey.
6. Six point is to Perform a Secondary Survey.
7. Seven and last step is to give ongoing Casualty (injured person) Care.

5 Things to Proves the Importances of First Aid

 

The 5 Major Objectives of First Aid Training are listed here!

The 5 Major Objectives of First Aid

To preserving life.

To preventing injury from getting worse

To aiding recovery

To relieving pain

To protecting the unconscious. (The main and basic objective of first aid is to save lives).

Tools and Medicines are Include in a First-Aid Kit

        An up to date first-aid manual means A first aid manual Helps (Instructions) is an immediate reference guide, offering step-by-step instructions for responding to various emergencies. It provides concise information on handling situations, direct first aid techniques, and managing common injuries or illnesses. In other words, it includes details on many injuries, conditions, and treatments, providing a guide to the signs and symptoms, as well as instructions on how to treat them. For example, to treat cuts and scrapes, apply gentle pressure, disinfectant, and bandages. To treat sprains, apply ice and compression at intervals, and elevate the limb. treat heat exhaustion, use cool fluids, cool clothes, and shade. To treat hypothermia, use warm fluids and a warm covering.

A list of emergency phone numbers Should be in this box.

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sterile gauze pads of different sizes must include in first aid box.

Adhesive tape, adhesive bandages (Band-Aids) in several sizes, an elastic bandage, a splint, antiseptic wipes must include in first aid box.

·         First Aid Kit: Every home should have a first aid kit to help respond to insignificant and some serious medical emergencies. Everyone should learn about the first aid kit how to use it. In any medical emergency, we can protect our family and reduce the risk of injuries and serious illnesses.

·         One of the most important things to must be remembered that check time to time expiry date of the medicines and throw them. Instead of these buy new medicines of first aid kit.

always use safety caps and keep them (first aid kit medicines) out of reach of the children.

·         If someone in your household has a life-threatening allergy, have appropriate medications in the kit, such as self-injectable epinephrine (Epi-Pen or Tw inject).

The Golden Rules of First Aid are Given Below:

 Essential Knowledge for Every Individual the golden rules of first aid which are listed here!

The Golden Rules of First Aid

To Personal safety comes first

To Assess the situation and victim.

To Call for help.

To Treat for shock.

To Be mindful of head and spinal injuries.

Attend to burns.

·         The Major Purpose of First Aid

·         In 1870 first aid kit introduces, the major purpose of first aid is to save people's lives. Extended objectives of first aid include relieving pain and protecting the unconscious, preserving life, preventing injury from getting worse, and aiding recovery.

The Five Basic Functions of First Aid

Role of a First Aider are given below:

Role of a First Aider

To Placing an unconscious casualty into the recovery position.

To Incident Management and Casualty Safety.

To Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

To Use of automated external defibrillators (AED).

To Stopping the bleeding using pressure and elevation

To Keeping a fractured limb still.

Basic Information About First Aid Kit list

·         Emergency Phone Numbers. Must be included in the kit as well as posted on each telephone and mobile in our house like family physician and pediatrician, poison control center (1-800-222-1222), local city ambulance, police station, local best city hospital etc.

4 types of shock

·         There are 4 types of shock which are listed here!

·         Shock is a clinical manifestation of circulatory failure, and it is associated with high indisposition and humanity. There are broadly four types of shock:

·         Distributive

·         Cardiogenic

·         Hypovolemic

·         Obstructive.

       Shock in CPR

                             Shock is a serious condition that occurs when the body doesn't get enough blood flow. Symptoms of shock includes:

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low blood pressure

rapid heartbeat

shallow breathing

anxiety and fatigue.

Define RICER

The abbreviation of “RICER” Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, and Referral. The first step is to rest that area to prevent further damage and promote healing.

The second step is to apply ice or a cold compress to the effect area for 20 minutes every 2-3 hours to reduce pain and swelling  

There are top 8 items in an emergency kit includes:

Water and non-perishable food.

Flashlight, extra batteries. And first aid kit.

Sanitation and hygiene supplies.

Sleeping bags and warm blankets.

Communication devices.

Change of clothes and shoes.

Eyeglasses and hearing aids.

the 7 uses of a first aid box

Here are the top seven reasons to keep a first-aid kit at our home and office:

To treat injuries quickly.

Pickering safety can build kits custom for our home or workplace.
Everything we need in one place.
 There is less risk of complication.
Very compact package.
 To keep antibiotics within arm reach.
Stop Blood Loss Immediately.

Conclusion:

World First Aid Day is observed to know everything about first aid kit or first aid box. Different workshops and campagains are organized to teach the people to know that every home has a first aid box and everyone to know the correct a way that when, why and how to use first aid kit. And everybody knows compulsory tools and medicines are includes in the first aid kit or first aid box.

These different workshops and campagains are must organized in the educational institute to teach the students that how to use first aid kit in an emergency case. Although these workshops must organize in offices.

First aid kit firstly introduced by Friedrich von Esmarch in 1870. The main purpose to use this kit or box to manage the critical situation before reach to the hospital and to save the life of that injured person from disability or death.

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FAQs

Is it compulsory to learn first aid?

• Yes! It is important to learn the first aid in a right way. In each The First Aid course we will learn how to correctly bandage wounds, treat bruises and burns, and care for other face and chest wounds. • Simple skills that will be used in the bumps and scrapes that go along with everyday life.

What does ABC stand for in first aid?

Airway, breathing, and circulation.