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first aid

vr.tr.first-aid · ACT.ACT

Let an agent route emergencies to emergency services first, relay first aid guidance from recognised authorities, explain first aid principles and training, and describe workplace and legal requirements.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent route emergencies to emergency services first, relay first aid guidance from recognised authorities, explain first aid principles and training, and describe workplace and legal requirements.

The immediate assistance given to a person who is injured or suddenly ill before professional medical care is available, aimed at preserving life, preventing deterioration and promoting recovery through actions such as calling for help, controlling bleeding, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the recovery position, treating burns and using emergency showers and first aid kits; first aid is taught in standardised courses, guided by international consensus, and required in workplaces and public places.

What it is for: Immediate care before professional help.

It can be route emergencies first; relay authoritative guidance; explain principles and training; describe requirements.

Distinguishing features

Bystander action

Standardised guidance

Training and certification

Legal requirements

What it looks like

Not physical as a concept; kits, courses and actions.

How it is recognised

Immediate care by bystanders or first responders

Preserve life, prevent deterioration, promote recovery

Emergency medical services provide professional pre-hospital care

Related models

is a kind of - category

emergency treatment

is a kind of - category

medical procedure

is related to - the professional service that follows

emergency medical services

is related to - situations requiring first aid

emergency

In practice

Families and kinds

basic life support and resuscitation

first aid for injuries and bleeding

first aid for medical emergencies

workplace and wilderness first aid

psychological first aid

Standards and regulation

International resuscitation and first aid guidelines

Workplace first aid regulations

Good Samaritan and duty of care laws

Failure modes and hazards

Delaying the call to emergency services

Outdated or incorrect techniques

Agents substituting for emergency services

Also called

emergency showerMargarethenschrankEmergency medical services in Italypre-hospital careSMURDrecovery positionHolger Nielsen Methodfirst aid in illness and injurydispatcher-assisted first aidbasic life supportHelmet removalcardiopulmonary resuscitationoxygen therapyimmediate eye irrigationprompt eye irrigationeye frostbite protocolmedical attention for eye exposurebrush away excess substancewater flush with excess solid dusted offskin frostbite protocolimmediate water flushimmediate washing with soapprompt water flush with soapwashing with soapwater flushprompt water flushmove to fresh airimmediate medical attentiontreatment of chemical burnsremoval from source of exposureprolonged eye irrigationmonitoring for respiratory distressmonitoring for respiratory depressionmonitoring for bronchospasmmonitoring for systemic effectsmonitoring for pulmonary edemaadministration of charcoal slurryadministration of milk or wateradministration of soothing compoundsestablish secure large-bore intravenous access

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Act Emergency now.

Safety first.

Call

Calling for help.

Call

Calling.

  1. Is an emergency happening now, and has the emergency number been called before anything else? boundary
  2. What steps do recognised guidelines give for this situation while help is on the way? provenance

Common

Common emergencies.

Common

Common.

  1. What do authorities advise for bleeding, choking, burns, unconsciousness and cardiac arrest? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific emergency? action
Understand Principles.

Guidance.

Principles

Principles and priorities.

Principles

Principles.

  1. What are the aims and priorities of first aid, and how are scene safety and assessment approached? provenance
  2. Which entry fits basic life support? action

Kits

Kits and equipment.

Kits

Kits.

  1. What should first aid kits contain, and what equipment such as defibrillators and emergency showers matters? provenance
  2. Which entry fits defibrillators? action
Train Training and requirements.

Practice.

Training

Training.

Training

Training.

  1. How can people learn first aid, and which courses and certifications are recognised? provenance
  2. Which entry fits first aid organisations? action

Law

Legal requirements.

Law

Law.

  1. What first aid provision do workplaces and public venues require, and how do Good Samaritan laws protect helpers? provenance
  2. Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did first aid develop from battlefield care and early ambulance associations? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can first aid be taught in schools and communities? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should resuscitation be a separate entry?
  • How should national first aid bodies be linked?
  • How should guidelines be kept current?
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