Re-position the airway, check for objects obstructing the airway, then attempt rescue breaths again.
Reposition the airway and try another rescue breath.
- Indentified the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
Yes, anyone can learn to be a first aider
The reason that a first aider uses gloves when touching a victim is because any bodily fluids that come in contact with the first aider may harm them if the first aider has any open cuts or wounds. It is for the protection and safety of the first aider.
The first aider should talk lots to the patient, to reasure the patient and to keep the patient from losing consciousness. Part of the taklking should be questions to get medical history - allergies etc, and recent meals to tell the ambulance crew. Also the first aider should try tactfully to find out how the accident happened so as to be able to write a report in the Accident Book etc.
There are several reason as to why a first aider will not help a victim. Some of those reasons include:The scene is not safe;The victim requires advance medical attention that the first aider is not trained on;The first aider will look to see if anyone is around to ask them what has happened.
do first aid
If a person is unresponsive/unconscious a first aider may assume consent.
To avoid cross-contamination between both the casualty and the first-aider. The first-aider doesn't know if the casualty has HIV, for instance.
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gentle,resourceful,observant,tactful,empathetic,and respectable those are the characteristic of a good first aider.
a sports aider is a person who when a player is hurt goes on to the court or field and helps them
No