Burns are usually due to radiation, heat, chemicals, electricity or sunlight. The resulting damage may be classified into three categories namely first, second and third degree burns. These all require different Burns first aid approaches. Burns first aid involves recognizing the severity and knowing how to treat the area accordingly. First degree burn First degree […]
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This article presents a chronological history of lifeguard first aid. 1708 – The Chinkiang Association for the Saving of Life is the earliest known organization founded in China, and with the sole intention of saving lives (just as the name describes). 1744 – the Royal Humane Society was created to deal with ignorance in the
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Part of undergoing lifeguard training revolves around knowing that there are a number of scenarios that you should expect. These are enactments created for the purpose of training so that individuals are able to know what to expect and how to act when emergency strikes. This is one of the major reasons why individuals who
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As part of lifeguard first aid, one must be well aware of the procedures required to administer first aid in case a victim gets stung by jellyfish. Contrary to popular belief, human urine does not provide solution for treating jellyfish stings. The reason for this is that the components of urine will only irritate the
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