First Aid Tips    

These sections provides simple first aid tips to help you to deal with various injuries common to most home and camping situations. The most important thing that you can do is; remain calm in all situations; and know what to do in advance.

These pages do not substitute for proper professional training. Many changes have been made to treatment techniques. The pages below only act as a introduction or a refresher on how to recognize, treat and prevent simple common injuries.

 
 What is First Aid   CPR Techniques 
 Heart Attack   Choking & The Heimlich Maneuver
 Treating Simple Wounds  Bites and Stings
 Objects in the Eyes  Treating Nosebleeds
 Poisonous Plants  Treating Simple Burns
 Frostbite & Hypothermia (Too little body heat)  Spiders and Scorpions
 Hyperthermia (Too Much Body Heat)  Contents of a First Aid Kit

Courtesy of Troop 20, Hudson New Hampshire If you have comments or suggestions, send email to terry.griggs@openone.com