"First Aid Box - Show Off Your Life-Saving Skills! (2)"

Greetings to all my fellow steemian friends in Healthy Steem community, I welcome you all to my blog and I believe your night went well. Mine is ok if you never mind to know. Am glad today to present my entry on this topic contest
"First Aid Box - Show Off Your Life-Saving Skills! (2)".

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What is First Aid, and when is it given?

First Aid is an emergency attention or care given to a person or ill person who is in need of help before he/she is taking to the hospital for further or proper treatment.

First Aid is the first medical help given to an injury or I'll person in order to sustain before the medical professional arrived. First Aid is mostly carry out in schools, church, some houses, companies etc. By applying the method of first Aid, it will prevent the situation from getting worst.

The situation can be illness, injuries or accident.

What is the importance of giving first aid?

As far as life is concerned, then everything about life is important.The important of giving first aid is;

• To Prevent the victim from the situation been worse before proper medical care is been carryout.

• By given the victim first Aid, it will make the recovery faster.

• First Aid reduces pains, injuries and discomfort.

• First Aid Saves lives

• It help the injury place not to damage totally or permanent

• It prevent further injuries.

What is a First Aid Box, and how can someone identify one?

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A First Aid Box is simply a container, containing the necessary medical equipment that help to provide an emergency medical care or attention to a person who is injury, have an incident or illness.

In order to know or identify First Aid Box is through the container. The container of a first Aid Box always carry a cross sign, either red color or white color boldly design in the middle of the box. The background of the first Aid Box is mostly red background or green background.

Some of the first Aid Box can be boldly label as First Aid Box*.

List and give the uses of at least 5 items found in a first aid box.

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In First Aid Box there are several items that are inside but I will be mentioning only 5 items according to the contest rule.

• Disposable sterile gloves: It is used by the person in-charge of the treatment to protect and prevent the/herself from been in contact with the victim blood, fluid or infection.

• Scissors: This is use in cutting gauze for dressing of the infected part.

• Plaster: plaster is used in protecting the victim small cuts from dirt and bacteria getting inside. It comes in different varieties and sizes.

• Safety Pins: This is used to clib bandages use in dressings the victim.

• Antiseptic wipes: This is used in disinfecting the around the wounds gotten by the victim to prevent infection.

In Conclusion First Aid is one of the vital thing that contribute in life savings as it provide stability, quick recovery to many people.

I will like to invite @ruthjoe @vickyson and @joymm to participate in this contest.