Ask your local Red Cross chapter, fire or police department about first-aid and CPR courses.
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- Apply direct pressure. Use latex gloves, plastic wrap or a clean folded cloth to prevent contact with victim's blood.
- Elevate wounded area above victim's heart, if there is no sign of fracture.
- If bleeding is severe and continues, apply pressure at a pressure point, if you have training.
- Do
NOT
apply a tourniquet.
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- Don't move victim -- or ask victim to move -- unless absolutely necessary.
- Get medical help.
- If medical help isn't available, splint the fracture, moving it as little as possible.
- To form a splint, use rigid material (a board, rolled newspapers or magazines, etc.) that extends past the joint on either side of the fracture.
- Put padding between skin and splint.
- Tie splint in place with strips of cloth (loose enough to allow circulation).
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- Immerse burn in cool water until burned area feels cool.
- Cover burn with a dry, sterile dressing.
- Never put butter or grease on a burn.
- Do not break blisters.
- Do not attempt to remove anything sticking to a burn.
- Do not apply ointment to any burn that will require medical treatment.
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(Symptoms include cold, clammy skin; faint, rapid pulse; weakness; nausea.)
- Treat the cause of the shock -- blood loss, burn, etc.
- Keep victim lying down. Place unconscious victim on side to allow drainage of fluids.
- Don't move victim if you suspect neck or spine injury, unless absolutely necessary.
- Cover only enough to maintain body heat.
- Get medical help immediately.
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These tips are NOT a substitute for qualified medical care. In an emergency, get medical help as soon as possible.
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