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2. Apply direct laure to the wound. <br /> 3. Elevate the affected area, if possible. <br /> iNEVER remove a sterile pad once it has been applied to the wound. If it has become soaked <br /> through, add another sterile pad on top of it. <br /> The applications of a sterile pad does not mean the application of a tourniquet. A tourniquet <br /> is used only as a last resort of a qualified person deems it necessary. DO NOT administer a <br /> tourniquet unless you have been trained to do so. <br /> 2). Breathing (Suffocation, choking, electrical shock, heart failure) <br /> * First Concern - Restore the victim's breathing using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation <br /> 1 Remove any foreign matter or obstacles from the victim's mouth <br /> 2. Lay the victim on their back <br /> 3. Tilt the victim's head back by placing one hand on the forehead, one hand under <br /> the neck, and carefully tilt the head back. <br /> 4 Pinch the victim's nostrils closed. <br /> 5. Begin breathing into the victim's mouth, about once every five seconds for an <br /> adult, every 2-3 seconds for a child. <br /> 6. Make sure that the victim's chest rises and falls with each breath. If it is not, the <br /> air you are breathing in is not reaching the victim's lungs and you will need to <br /> repeat the process from step one. <br /> **IMPORTANT** <br /> SEND SOMEONE FOR HELP IMMEDIATELY <br /> AFTER THE VICTIM HAS BEEN RESTORED, TREAT THE VICTIM FOR SHOCK <br /> 3). Burns (Flames, steam, liquids, chemicals) <br /> A. There are three degrees of burns: <br /> 1. First Degree - the skin is reddened, with mild pain <br /> 2. Second Degree - the scan blisters, with great pain <br /> 3 Third Degree - the skin is charred, destroyed. There is little or no pain, due <br /> to nerve damage <br /> ID B-8 <br />