First Aid TIps

Please note that the source for these first aid instructions is The American Red Cross and different signs, symptoms, and their causes may dictate variation in the appropriate treatment. When in doubt, always call 911 first and the Fire and EMS call taker is prepared to give you instructions over the phone until we arrive at your emergency.

First Aid at a Glance

AilmentSigns and SymptomsFirst Aid
POISON
Symptoms vary greatly.
Aids to determine whether poison was swallowed:
  • Information from victim or observer
  • Presence of poison container
  • Condition of victim (sudden onset of pain or illness)
  • Burns around lips
  • Breath odor
  • Pupil contracted to pinpoint size
All VICTIMS CALL 911
Save label or container for I.D.

CONSCIOUS VICTIMS
Dilute the poison with milk or water
Do not neutralize with counteragents
Do not give oils

UNCONSCIOUS VICTIMS
Maintain open airway (victim on side)
Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or CPR if necessary
Do not give fluids, do not induce vomiting

CONVULSIONS
Do not restrain victim
Loosen tight clothing
Watch for airway obstruction
Do not give fluids
Do not induce vomiting
SHOCK
  • Skin pale (or bluish), cold to touch; possibly moist or clammy
  • Victim weak
  • Rapid pulse (over 100)
  • Rate of breathing usually increases; may be shallow or deep and irregular
  • CALL 911
    Keep victim lying down.
    Cover him only enough to keep him from losing body heat
    FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
  • Pain and tenderness
  • May have difficulty moving injured part
  • Obvious deformities - swelling and discoloration
  • CALL 911
    Keep broken bone end and adjacent joints from moving, and give care for shock.
    HEART ATTACK
  • Acute pain in chest, upper abdomen, or down left arm
  • Extreme shortness of breath
  • CALL 911
    Place victim in a comfortable position, usually sitting up. If not breathing, give rescue breathing. DO NOT give liquids to unconscious victims.
    LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
  • Unresponsiveness
  • CALL 911
    Keep victim warm and lying down, head turned to the side. If breathing stops, give rescue breathing. Never give an unconscious person food or liquids.

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