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First aid instructions

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First aid is a civic skill anyone can learn. Study the first aid instructions of the Red Cross and improve your first aid expertise on a first aid course.

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Call the general emergency number 112 in an emergency.

Follow these instructions when making the emergency call

First aid instructions: resuscitation

First aid instructions: first aid for an unconscious person

First aid instructions: removing a foreign object

First aid instructions: how to stop bleeding

First aid instructions: low blood sugar in a diabetic

First aid instructions: shock (disturbance in the bloodstream)

First aid instructions: severe allergic reaction

First aid instructions: chest pain

First aid instructions: head injuries

First aid instructions: fainting

First aid instructions: burns

First aid instructions: poisoning

First aid instructions: fractures

First aid instructions: seizures

First aid instructions: transient ischaemic attacks

First aid instructions: asthma attack

First aid instructions: psychological first aid

First aid instructions: joint injuries

First aid instructions: wounds

First aid instructions: nosebleed

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