First Aid

Before I talk, what should we do when there is a head injury? What should we do in heart attack, asthma attack, broken knees & limbs, and spinal injury in an accident? I feel that you need to know why you should read this blog. Let’s move towards the statistics; a research shows that up to 150,000 people dies due to minor road accident as they don’t receive first aid. About 2500 people reach to death because of the blockage of air passage (which could be open by just tilting the neck of the victim or by giving specific posture to body), 29.000 people dies  every year due to minor heart attack while driving.  In Hyderabad 2018; there were 40% victims died due to excessive loss of blood.

And what about spectator, in survey of more than 2,000 people found that 59% would not feel confident trying to save a life of others. Meanwhile, almost a quarter (24%) would do nothing if they saw somebody struggling and would either wait for an ambulance to arrive. In Pakistan these stats are on horrible stage.

AL QURAN

As:        

“If anyone saved a life it would be as if he saved the life of the whole humanity.” Quran 5:32

[Here the word ‘’ANYONE’’ explains that there is no boundary for saving life. If a human is in danger of life no matter what is the religion, your Islam said you have to save him/hers life,]

 Let’s enlist some common problem during accident;

• Head injuries
• Broken bones
• Back bone (spinal cord)
• Internal or external bleeding
• Blockage of air passage 

Priorities:

One must have some priorities which Is most important to handle the subject;

• Take the injured person away from the rode so it could not be the reason for chain accident or the death of other patient who could die due to the traffic jam.
• Do not try to push or lift the subject if you found  that he or she had an injury on his or her back(which may leads to the spinal cord injury)
• Call the ambulance and police  quickly.
• If possible, talk to the victim and ask about the injuries.
• Examine the victim carefully and try to understand the injuries.

If you found one of above or more then fallow the given instructions;

Head injuries:

•  Keep the victim calm.
• Do not move the head of victims.
• Never try to remove helmet if he wear.
• Apply pressure, if there is bleeding, with cloth or bandage whatever you have.
• Wait for help and explain all your observation to the rescue personnel because it saves the time of observation.

Do not move the head

Bone fractures:

• Do not move the limbs un-necessarily.
• Stop bleeding by pressuring with cloth
• If there is a rod or other glass that get penetrated into the flesh, do not try to  pull out. Which may leads to un stoppable bleeding and may damage more tissues.
• Keep the victim calm, do not create panic conditions.
• You may use wooden scale or sticks to hold the bone at one place.
• If the limbs are legs, then keep the leg in comfortable position as the victim requires,
• If victim have broken arm then keep the arm near or on his/her chest.

use all possible resources

use all possible resource

Spinal cord or Back bone fracture:

• Call for help
• Do not move the victim
• Get the towel or other available cloths around the neck to keep the neck still
• Do not remove helmet if the victim wear
• If bleeding, then stop it by applying pressure on it

keep the victim in comfort

Deal the victim carefully

Its in you hand to save the life or kill the person by mishandling

Bleeding:

• One and only one way to stop bleeding is to apply pressure on the bleeding area.
• Do not pull out the rod, glass or any sharp thing from the flesh otherwise it leads to excess bleeding and cause death.

apply pressure

apply pressure

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Steps;

• Call the rescue team first
• Lay the person on back and check the airway

tilt the neck back/check the mouth

if there is blockage then open the airway

• Observe the breathing of victim

(observation includes movement of  chest not or sound of breathing) 

if there is no sign of breathing;

• Apply 30 chest compression (compression must not be exceed then 2.5 inches)

check the position of hands on chest

General instructions

• Then perform two rescue breaths

Check the positions of Hands and Neck of the victims
Nostrils must be pinched with finger

rescue breath

conclusions:
Save yourself by saving others
Be superior
Be unique
Be the Jack of all Trades
Be with nature
Be with your family

Tashakurlar