Health

• First Aid is the immediate care given to an injured person
• First-aider is a trained personnel who provides first aid
• Vital signs is the measurement of our body’s most basic function
• what is the meaning of CAB?

  Compression, Airway, and Breathing
• Dressing covers an open wound to protect it from infection
• Bandages is used to control bleeding
• Triangular Bandage is commonly used to support fractures and dislocations
•  Ankle Pull is the quickest way to move a victim in a short period
• Shoulder Pull This method supports the head and preferred than ankle pull
• Cravat Bandage is a FOLDED triangular bandage
• One-Person Lift is suitable for children or very light people 
• Firefighter Carry is USED to carry victim over long distances
• Blanket pull is the ideal way of pulling a victim
• Pack-strap Carry is DONE to carry the victim over longer distances
• two person Drag is for conscious victim, rescuers can serve as crutches in swinging their legs
• Four handed seat is for conscious victims to be moved to moderate distances
• Two hand seat is transporting unconscious victims long distances
• Chair carry is the use of a sturdy chair with no wheels
• Hammock Carry is 3 or more rescuers alternately position themselves
• Three-person carry is used to lift the victims on the bed or stretcher and transporting them short distance
• Musculoskeletal Injury is the damage to the muscular or skeletal systems
• Sprain is the ligaments around the joint that may be stretched or torn
• Strain is the twisting or pulling of a muscle or tendon 
• Dislocation is separation of two bones at a joint
• Fracture is when a broken bone punctures the skin
• Heat Cramps too much sweating
• Heat exhaustion is when exposed to high temperatures and experience heavy sweating and rapid pulse
• Heatstroke is a failure to regulate body temperature
• Poisoning is when toxic substance is taken
•  Choking is when the airway is blocked by food or a small object
• Drowning is when nose and mouth are submerged in water
•  Heart Attack is when a part of heart muscle doesn’t receive enough oxygen
• Burn is when the skin or other tissues are damaged, caused by heat