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Background Information
Why Is First Aid Important?
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- At some point in your life, you will have to make the decision to help in an emergency.
- It is better to know first aid and not need it, than to need first aid and not know it.
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What Is First Aid?
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- First = immediate
- Aid = care
- Deals with injuries or sudden illness
- DOES NOT replace the need for medical care
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First Aid Supplies
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First Aid and the Law
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- Good Samaritan laws provide immunity.
- Duty to act
- Lay rescuers are not required to give first aid.
- Victim’s consent needed
- Abandonment
- Once care is started, don’t leave.
- Avoid negligence: Cause no further harm.
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