First Aid is defined as:
" Procedures used in an emergency
to help a wounded or ill patient before the arrival of a doctor
or admission to hospital", Oxford Medical Dictionary.
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A key aspect of First Aid is that one cannot predict when it will
be required and in what form.
That is why many therapists and organisers
of sports or other outdoor pursuits groups choose to be trained in First
Aid even when there is no formal requirement
that they do so. Conversely, there are many circumstances
- such as in work
places
and
premises
open to the general public, when it is necessary
to have both personnel trained in First Aid and suitable First Aid Kits
and/or equipment available at all times.
Whether or not there is any legal requirement to have First Aid facilities
available, it is generally adviseable.
For example, many people
keep appropriate items convient for emergency use in kitchens, garages
or workshops, cars, or other vehicles.
Ready
made kits and vital First Aid supplies from Firstaid4sport.co.uk |
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