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We may have seen or faced the problems such as foreign body in in
nose, ear or throat, burns, heat stroke, and altitude sickness. Such
accidents can occur during travelling, playing, working in various
places. We need to be conscious of these accidents while working
or playing in home, school and other places. The methods that are
applied to save the life from the accidents are known as safety mea-
sures. Sometimes we have to face different accidents even though
we are aware of them. At first, we should give the injured persons
first aid at the spot before being taken to hospital. We will learn
about the methods and ways of first aid here.

First aid is an immediate care given to an injured or ill person by
utilizing local means and resources until full medical treatment
is available. First aid care may be enough for minor condition.
For serious problems, it should be continued until medical care
becomes available. It prevents the situation from getting worse
and saves a person's life. It helps the injured person for quick re-
covery. Some severe cases, the injured person can die if first aid
is not administered immediately.Therefore, first aid is all about
giving life another chance.
First aid includes activities from simple dressing to the treatment
of minor conditions. Help to get the patient feel comfprtable, re-
lieve the pain, take immediate care of fainted patient come un-
der first aid.ABC is a popular method of first aid in which A
stands for Airway, B for Breathing and C for Circulation. At first,
we should open the airways, next check the breathing and then
check the circulation. We should immediately remove blockages
and clear the airways. We should loosen the tight clothing. In
this way, we try to regulate the breathing and circulation.

A. Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a temporary method that
is applied to restore blood circulation and respiration to save the life
of smneone who is in cardiac arrest. It has main two stages; chest
compression and rescue breathing which are mentioned here.

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