How to Use your First Aid Kit & Contents - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance
How to Use your First Aid Kit & Contents - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance
A St John Ambulance trainer explains the essentials of a first aid kit. In an emergency situation, it’s important to be familiar with your first aid kit and know how to use it quickly.
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7.16 -> In an emergency situation, you may need to act quickly
10.33 -> so it's important that you're familiar with
your first aid kit to know what to use
13.72 -> for different injuries.
14.83 -> All workplaces, leisure centres, homes and
cars should have a first aid kit.
21.08 -> Plasters for small cuts and grazes.
23.96 -> A wound dressing - it's a sterile pad attached to a bandage.
27.269 -> They're for larger cuts to apply pressure to
stop the bleeding.
29.749 -> They're easy and quick to apply in an emergency.
32.82 -> Roller bandages are long, thin bandages rolled up.
35.87 -> They're used to hold dressings in place, to
apply pressure and stop bleeding.
39.26 -> You can also use them to hold ice packs
in place to reduce the swelling.
42.7 -> A triangular bandage is a large triangular-shaped piece of cloth.
46.239 -> It can be used as a bandage.
47.74 -> Also it can be used as a dressing if it's sterile to cover a large wound or burn.
52.35 -> Disposable gloves reduce the risk of infection between you and the casualty.
56.14 -> Always wear
them, if you have them, when dressing a wound.
58.629 -> Also use them when dealing with any bodily fluid or waste.
61.709 -> Face shields, or pocket masks, can be used to reduce infection when giving rescue breaths.
66.48 -> Alcohol-free cleansing wipes
68.09 -> are used to clean the skin around the wound.
70.05 -> Gauze swabs can be used as dressings
72.2 -> padding or swabs to clean around the
wound.
75.4 -> Sticky or adhesive tape is used to hold dressings in place
78.54 -> or to secure the loose ends of bandages.
81.06 -> Scissors are used to cut somebody's clothing
so that you can get to the wound.
84.17 -> They can also be used to cut sticky tape to
the required length.
88.56 -> Some other common items that might be
useful
90.869 -> are cling film or clean plastic bags for
dressing burns and scalds.
94.59 -> Use alcohol gel to clean your hands
if you don't have any water.
97.869 -> A blanket, survival bag, torch, and
whistle are useful for helping people outdoors.
102.84 -> A warning triangle and a high-visibility
jacket are useful in the car
106.82 -> for dealing with road accidents.
108.4 -> So remember: make sure you have a first aid kit
110.869 -> and make sure you know how to use it.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn6xt1ca8A0