What are the types of basic first aid skills?

Basic first aid skills are essentially practical operations covering three types of scenarios: emergency emergencies, trauma treatment, and common accidental injury response. There is no complicated threshold and ordinary people can basically master it after 1-2 practical trainings.

Don’t think these things are far away from you. Last year, Brother Chen, who opened a fruit shop in front of our community, had just learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED operation at the first aid training organized by the street. Two weeks later, he encountered a high school student who suddenly fell down while playing basketball after school. He was out of breath within two minutes of chest compressions. When 120 came, the doctor said that it was because of his quick action, otherwise the sequelae would not have been mild if the brain was deprived of oxygen for too long. If you encounter an old person or child who gets stuck in bones or jelly while eating and your face turns blue and you can't say anything, just use the Heimlich maneuver to pat the child on the back and press the abdomen. Last time I met a child in a restaurant who had candy stuck, the waiter was so panicked that he slapped the child on the back.

If you don’t encounter such a fatal emergency, but just cut your fingers while cutting vegetables, scratch your knees when you fall while riding a bike, or sprain your feet when climbing a mountain, then pressure to stop bleeding, wound debridement, sterile dressing, and temporary fixation of fractures are the most commonly used ones. Last month, our traveling group went there While hiking in the suburbs, a girl slipped and sprained her foot. Her ankle was swollen like a doughnut. We randomly found two hiking poles to use as splints and tied them tightly with elastic bandages to help us down the mountain. When taking the X-ray, the doctor said that the fixation was very standard and did not cause secondary dislocation. It would be cured in two weeks.

There are also some accidental injuries that are neither self-inflicted nor caused by external force, such as a child who knocks over a hot water kettle and is burned, a heatstroke caused by outdoor work in the dog days of summer, and accidentally ingested poisonous substances. The corresponding operations such as removing the bubble cap, delivering rapid cooling, and retaining poisons also fall into the category of basic first aid. However, I should also mention here that there are currently different opinions in the academic community on whether to induce vomiting immediately after accidentally ingesting corrosive poisons. When non-professional ordinary people encounter this situation, they should first call 120 to explain the situation and follow the operator's instructions. Do not blindly induce vomiting and cause secondary harm.

To be honest, these skills are like first-aid kits at home. It doesn’t matter if you throw them in a corner to collect dust. When something really happens, if you dare to use them and know how to operate them, you are grabbing the most critical prime time for subsequent professional treatment.