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'First aid kit'

A First aid kit is a standered collection of supplies and equipment for giving first aid.

Inside a first aid kit:

∙Disposable gloves

∙Pack of cotton

∙Bandages-elastic bandages, gauze roller bandeges, adhesive elastic roller bandeges, adhesive bandages,and sterile dressings

∙Pads- sterile eye pads and gauze pads

∙Instruments- scissors, tweezers, needle, thermometer, emergency blanket, penlight and syringe

∙Creams and gels- burn gels, antiseptic cream, antibiotic and anesthetic ointment or spray

∙Tablets and solutions- painkillers & ORS sachet

First aid kit- What not to do

1. Do not put butter or cream on a burn. put cold water.

2. Only an X-ray can determine a broken bone. Even if you can move the bone, it may be broken.

3. Do not put a wound under a tap to stop it from bleeding.This washes away the blood cloting agents making it bleed more.

4. Do not treat nosebleeds by putting the head back.If you put the head back, all the blood goes down the back of the airway.

5. Do not use a touniquet to treat serius bleeding. It's harmful to stop the blood flow to a limb for more than 10-15 minutes.

6. Do not make a person puke when she has swallowed poison.The vomit may block the airway.

7.Do not perform CRP on someone who has pulse.It can damage their heart.

First aid- Infant Choking

1. call for medical help

2. Place the infant's face down on the forearm.Support the head and neck with the hand.

3. Rest your hand on the knee with the infant's head lower than her body.

4. With the heel of your hand,Give four blows between the infant's shoulder blades.

5. Turn the infant over

6. Place two fingers just below nipples, on the center of the infant's chest and perform up to five chest thrusts.

7. Repeat until obstruction is clear.

First aid- Dog bite 1. Wipe away the saliva from the wound.

2. Wash the wound with water and soap.

3. Shift the patient to a hospital.

First aid- Insect bites

1. Ask the patient to not move the limb.

2. Apply a tight bandage above the bite mark (towards heart).

3. If the person is unconscious, call for an ambulance.