First Aid

(51 min.) First aid is the immediate care given to the injured or suddenly ill person. It is temporary assistance that is rendered until competent medical care, if required, arrives and takes over. This program has been designed to help provide basic information that will help you properly apply first aid that can save lives, reduce recovery time and can possibly be the difference between temporary disability or lifelong disability for the victim.

Topics included in this safety video are: EMS, Good Samaritan Law, assess, alert, attend, universal precautions, bleeding control, capillary bleeding, venous bleeding, arterial bleeding, shock, burns, musculoskeletal, IACT, head, neck, spine, asthma, diabetes , general care, anaphylactic shock, stroke, seizure, poison, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, spiders, hypothermia, frostbite, heat related illness, abdominal injury, open chest wound and closed chest wound, dental injuries, and nosebleed.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.