Dos and Donts

What not to do?

Do not let the victim see his/her own injury.
Do not leave the victim alone except to get help.
Do not assume that the victims obvious injuries are the only ones.
Do not make any unrealistic promises.
Do not trust the judgement of a confused victim and require them to make decision.
BSI or Body Substance Isolation
- Precautions taken to isolate or prevent risk of exposure from any other type of bodily
substance.
Basic Precautions and Practices
1. Personal Hygiene.
2. Protective equipment.
3. Equipment cleaning and disinfecting
First Aide Equipment and Supplies
1. Basic equipment
- Spine board
- Short board
- Kindricks Extrication Device
- Sets of splints
- Poles
- Blankets
2. Suggested First Aid Kit Contents (Basic)
- Rubbing alcohol
- Povidone iodine
- Cotton
- Gauge pads
- Tongue depressor
- Penlight
- Band aid
- Gloves
- Scissors
- Forceps
- bandage (Triangular)
- Elastic roller bandage
- Occlusive dressing
- plaster
3. Clothe materials commonly used in First Aid
1. Dressing any sterile cloth materials used to cover wounds.
2. Bandage any clean cloth materials sterile or not used to hold the dressing in
place.
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