Professional lifeguard dismantled 9 dangerous mistakes in first aid

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Each head to have some knowledge about the rules of first aid. But if they're true or is only fragmentary information and stereotypes from movies that can only harm? Professional rescuer Ilya Boyko told about the most common and dangerous mistakes in first aid.

We are in the Website I advise you never to commit them and remember these simple but important rules.

1. Try to sweat at higher body temperature is a bad idea





During the disease the fever in combination with chills suggests that the body temperature is increasing. When we wrap up, it grows even faster. Although fever helps us to fight infection, body temperature above 38 °C will cause the body more harm than good.

If you feel feverish with a high temperature, you need not heat and cool.

2. Do not insert any objects into the mouth of the man who had an epileptic seizure





So you can break a man's teeth. During a seizure it is impossible to bite off his tongue, as he was very tense. You can only slightly to bite it, but it's not terrible. You will help the victim if you just put under your head something soft to prevent a concussion. When the spasms pass, turn person on his side.

3. Do not lubricate the burn cream from





During the burn the skin is excess heat that moves into the tissue deeper. The right thing in this situation — not too lazy to hold the affected area in cool water for about 15 minutes. This will help to remove the excess heat. Not worth anything to smear the burn immediately, it will create a greenhouse effect. Do this no earlier than 20 minutes after you got burned.

4. Do not drag yourself person with possible injuries





In case of accident do not move the victim or remove it from the car yourself. So to make him feel worse. Violate this rule only in case of emergency, for example when the machine is on. Here's how to proceed:

  • to call for help;
  • if possible, turn the motor off and disconnect the battery terminals;
  • to stop the bleeding;
  • psychological support.
5. If someone's choking — don't knock him on the back





So you just push a piece of food on. Better help the victim to bend over, calm down and tell me to do a few very slow breaths. This will increase the cough, and stuck the piece will take off.

6. It is not necessary to pull the tongue fallen into a swoon the man





Unconscious is really dangerous to lie on your back: you can choke to the same language can fall and block the airway. To avoid this, it is enough to turn the victim on his side or throw back his head, but it is not necessary to pull the tongue out of his mouth.

7. Do not use a tourniquet if there is no arterial bleeding





Arterial bleeding is easy to recognise, and not by the color of blood, as taught in school. In arteries blood flows under pressure from the wound so it does not leak, and strikes like a fountain. You need to IMMEDIATELY clamp the artery in the groin or under the arm and to pull the limb closer to the base strap or belt over the clothes. When venous bleeding should impose a pressure bandage but not a tourniquet, otherwise there is a risk of permanently draining a limb.

8. Do not RUB frostbitten body parts





When we RUB frostbitten extremities causes damage to the capillaries, which makes the situation worse. Hot water is also is too radical way. For frostbite, you need to warm the extremities is not fast, but slowly lowered his hands into the cool water, gradually bringing it to a warm.

9. Rate your strength and turn on the logic before jumping to the aid of





We'll see what threatens you, and just making sure he can handle it, care. For example, if you touch the person gets shocked, the victims will be the two. In this case, you need to disable the current source and/or a wooden object to push the wire from the person.

As you can see, often illiterate action is worse than inaction. Therefore, use only those tips that are sure. And in any threatening situation, call emergency services..

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See also
Guide to first aid
First aid child choking or choked


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