Maintaining a clear airway is always the priority to make sure the person can keep breathing. You might need to roll them onto their side, but spinal injury is always a possibility in anyone involved in an accident.
There are ways of placing an injured person on their side so that there is very little movement to their spine. You can learn these skills in a first aid course. Medications are very unpredictable. Many medications or illicit drugs have dangerous side effects, particularly if they are mixed together or taken with alcohol.
A doctor or ambulance paramedic should assess any person who overdoses on any medication. It is very important that you call triple zero if you are aware or suspect that someone you have found has overdosed on drugs or medications, as many overdoses cause death. As well as knowing some basic first aid techniques, it is important that households and workplaces have a first aid kit that meets their needs and is well organised, fully stocked and readily available at all times.
The contents should be appropriate to cope with a range of emergency situations, depending on the setting. First aid kits are available for purchase from a variety of providers, including St John Ambulance Australia Victoria or your local pharmacy. Specialty kits are also available to meet specific needs. In an emergency, these suggestions may not be practical. For example, cleaning the wound might dislodge a blood clot and make the wound bleed again or bleed more.
Immediately apply pressure to a heavily bleeding wound or around the wound if there is an embedded object , and apply a bandage when the bleeding has slowed down or stopped. Call triple zero immediately. This information is of a general nature only and should not be considered a replacement for proper first aid training. General suggestions include:. After being bandaged, an injured forearm or wrist may require an arm sling to lift the arm and keep it from moving.
Steps include:. This page has been produced in consultation with and approved by:. The type of pain felt in the abdomen can vary greatly.
Children may feel stomach pain for a range of reasons and may need treatment. When returning to a flood-affected area, remember that wild animals, including rats, mice, snakes or spiders, may be trapped in your home, shed or garden.
When returning to your home after a flood, take precautions to reduce the possibility of injury, illness or disease.
Severe allergic reactions anaphylaxis and asthma attacks need urgent emergency first aid. In an emergency, always call triple zero Content on this website is provided for information purposes only. Information about a therapy, service, product or treatment does not in any way endorse or support such therapy, service, product or treatment and is not intended to replace advice from your doctor or other registered health professional.
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The State of Victoria and the Department of Health shall not bear any liability for reliance by any user on the materials contained on this website. Skip to main content. First Aid. Home First Aid. Actions for this page Listen Print. Summary Read the full fact sheet. On this page. Make sure you do not put yourself in danger when going to the assistance of another person. Learning first aid can save lives.
People die every day from sudden cardiac arrest, because family members, friends, and bystanders don't know how to respond effectively. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is easy to learn, and our training is available all over the Perth and regional areas of Western Australia to instruct people how to deal with cardiac arrest, and many other life threatening emergencies. Learning first aid is a simple way to save a life. You can prepare yourself to act in an emergency by attending one of our many first aid training courses.
Please remember that "Everyone can be a lifesaver". Watch the Keep Watch ambassadors share their messages to other parents. Whether you're a business, a sporting club or a group of friends getting together to learn new skills, Royal Life Saving WA can offer a group session for your private group of 8 people or more.
We'll tailor our training courses to suit your group's specific needs. Your browser does not support JavaScript! Feel for breathing by putting your hand on the lower part of their chest. If the person is unconscious but breathing, turn them onto their side, carefully ensuring that you keep their head, neck, and spine in alignment. Monitor their breathing until you hand over to the ambulance officers. Do this 30 times. Give two breaths. To get the breath in, tilt their head back gently by lifting their chin.
Keep going with the 30 compressions and two breaths at the speed of approximately five repeats in two minutes until you hand over to the arriving ambulance officers or another trained person, or until the person you are resuscitating responds.
The method for CPR for children under eight years old is similar. D efibrillator: For an unconscious person who is not breathing, apply an automated external defibrillator AED , if one is available. Many public places, clubs, and organisations have one, so ask for it. An AED is a machine that delivers an electrical shock to cancel any irregular heartbeat arrhythmia and get the normal heartbeat to re-establish itself. Follow the instructions and voice prompts.
If the person responds to defibrillation, turn them onto their side and tilt their head to maintain their airway.
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