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8/10/2019 First Aid for GS UPSC

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UNIT 1 FIRST AID IN EMERGENCI~

Structure

1.0 Objectives

1.1 Introduction

12 Concepts and Principles of First Aid and Emergency

1.2.1 Meaning of First Aid1 2 2 Objectives of First Aid

1.2.3 Principles of First Aid

1.3 Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation

1.3.1 Definition and Indications

1.3.2 Signs and Assessment of CPR

1.3.3 ABC of CPR

1.3.4 Techniques of CPR

1 3 5 CPR for Children

1.4 Selected Emergency Situations

1.4.1 Haernorrhage

1.4.2 Shock

1.4.3 Wounds

1.4.4 Burns and Scalds

1 4 5 Poisons

1.4.6 Choklng

1.4.7 Fractures

1.4.8 Injuries

1.5 Insect Bites and Animal Bites

1.5.1 Bee and WaspStings1 5 2 Scorpion Sting

l S 3 Snake Bite

1.5.4 Dog Bite

1.6 Emergencies Caused by Heat and Cold

6. I Heat Cramps

1.6.2 Heat Stroke (~un'stroke)

1 6 3 Heat Exhaustion

1.6.4 Hypothennia

1.6.5 Frostbite

1.7 Other Emergency Situations

1.7.1 Angina Pectoris and Heart Attack

1.7.2 cardiac i rrest (Cardio-pulmonaryArrest)

1.8 Let Us Sum Up

1.9 Model Answers

1.0 OBJECTIVES

AAer

studying

this unit, you shouldb

able

to:

explain meaning of firstaid and emergencies;

describe the objectives and principles of first aid;

explain the life saving techniquescommonly use during emergencies,and

provide first aid in certainemergencies which arise in community.


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