First Aid and Emergency

Program Summary

First Aid 
immediate treatment given to someone who is injured or is suddenly ill.
Accident – unplanned event or act that may result in injury, property
damage, or death.
Sudden Illness – illness in which the symptoms appear abruptly.
Emergency – situation that occurs when there is a sudden need for
immediate action.
Circulatory System –the system of organs and tissues involved in
circulating blood through the body.
Arteries – vessels that carry the blood from the heart to the body.
Veins – vessels that carry the blood from the body back to the heart.
Capillaries – minute vessels that connect the arteries and the veins.
R.I.C.E. – (Rest – Ice – Compression – Elevation) treatment used
during the first 48 hours for most soft tissue damage. (Bruises, sprains, strains etc.)
Strain – an overstretched muscle or tendon.
Sprain – the tearing of ligaments at a joint.
Dislocation – a separation of a bone from its position at a joint.
Bruise – damage to soft tissues and blood vessels causing bleeding under the skin.
Abrasion – wound caused by skin that has been rubbed or scraped away.