First Aid: The Authorised Manual of the St. John Ambulance Association of the Order of St. John, the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, [and] the British Red Cross Society |
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affected Aider ambulance ankle applied bandage bearers becomes blanket bleeding blood body bones brain breathing carry casualty cause CHAPTER Check chest circulation clean clothing cold comfortable condition cover danger doctor dressing elbow face feet fingers fluid folded foot forearm four fracture front gently give given hand handles head heart heat hold hospital immediately increased individual infection injury joint keep knee lift limb loss lower lower limbs lungs Management medical aid Method minutes mouth move movement muscles necessary neck NOTE occur oxygen pain pass patient person pint poisoning position possible pressure prevent PROCEDURE protect pulse remove rest result resuscitation round severe shock shoulder side Signs and Symptoms skin sling splint sterile stretcher swelling taken thigh tissues treatment tube turn unconscious upper vessels wound