Rules of First Aid:
1. Immediate Aid:
First Aid should be given to the injured at the earliest possible. There should be no hesitation or fear in providing First Aid because there is no time in thinking. Immediate decisions have to be taken to save the life of the injured.
2. Artificial Respiration:
If a person is unconscious, and is not breathing, he should be given artificial respiration. A person suffering from heart attack can also be saved by artificial respiration.
3. Sympathetic Attitude:
The injured person gets extremely frightened. So a sympathetic attitude and goodwill prove to be very important. These are beneficial in removing the fear in the mind of the injured.
4. Prevention of Bleeding:
The flow of blood from the injury should be stopped at the earliest as the excessive loss of blood may endanger the life of the injured.
5. Keeping the injured away from the Crowd:
When a person gets involved in an accident, many people come and surround him from all sides. It prevents the flow of fresh air to the injured and the injured also gets frightened and upset. So the steps should be taken to keep the injured away from the crowd, and to provide First Aid at the earliest.
6. Immediate Medical Aid:
The Medical aid should be arranged for the injured immediately. No untrained person should be allowed to use hit and trial methods of treatment.
