First Aid is the emergency care given to the sick or injured person… First Aid should not take the place of proper medical attention and treatment.

1. Save a life
2. Prevent further injury
3. Preserve vitality and resistance to infection

1. Maintain breathing
2. Stop bleeding
3. Prevent or reduce shock

1. Open: An open wound is a break in the skin or the mucous membrane.
2. Close: A close wound involves injury to underlying tissues without a break in the skin or a mucous membrane.

1. Abrasions: The outer layers of the skin are damaged. This type of wound usually results when the skin is scraped against a hard surface.
2. Incisions: An incision wound, or cut, frequently occurs when body tissue is cut on knifes, rough edges of metal, broken glass or other sharp objects.
3. Laceration: A lacerated wound has jagged, irregular or blunt breaking and tearing of soft tissues, and is usually cause when great force is exerted against the body.
4. Punctures: An object piercing skin layers, creating a small hole in the tissues produces A puncture wound. Puncture-producing objects include bullets and pointed objects, such as nails, pins, and splinters.
5. Avulsions: An avulsed or torn from the victim's body.

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