First Aid: Page 3

Knowledge of first aid treatments can save lives. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to use alcohol-free wipes and dressings on minor wounds and how to apply plasters.

Want to know how to possible save someone's life? Then watch this video to learn the proper way to execute the Heimlich maneuver. The Heimlich maneuver could help someone who is choking before the paramedics arrive.

Martin reminds you all how to deal with a breathing casualty and place them into the recovery position. Watch and learn how to possibly save someone's life in case of an emergency.

This U.S. Navy video shows how to do triage on the battle field and treat trauma victims. Watch this video to learn how to deal with basic shock and perform effective resuscitation.

This U.S. Army video shows how to use field expedient ENT equipment.

This video demonstrates how to treat a chest wound outside of a medical facility using the plastic wrapper of a battle dressing and bandage.

This video demonstrates how to insert a J tube on an unconscious person using either the jaw thrust or head tilt/chin lift method.

This video demonstrates how to insert an NG tube. An NG tube is a plastic tube inserted to the nose, through the pharynx and into the stomach.

This video contains information on how to treat a child's bloody nose.

Learn how to use an important obstetrical tool, forceps, to aid in delivery of an infant.

Learn the procedure for performing a bimanual pelvic exam of a female.

Learn some of the most important things to remember when listening to a patient's lungs.

Being able to send a correct medical evacuation message can save the life of an injured soldier.

Help Someone Having a Panic Attack. We show the best measures to take to relieve someone suffering a panic attack. Come to the support of friends, family, and other members of the community.

The most basic and most important aspect of first aid is CPR. It's the one thing that is most likely to save a life. It's stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which is the emergency medical procedure for restoring a person's normal heartbeat and breathing when experiencing heart failure or breathing impairment. But there's a different approach when dealing with and chest massages for babies under one year old.

Although strains and sprains are not a serious injury, they are still very painful for the sufferer, and the only way to make sure they heal properly is to make sure they get immediate attention.

This video shows you how to fix a minor head wound or gash.

A butterfly bandage is handy item when a wound has smooth edges. It brings the edges of skin together and thus speeds up the healing.

This video shows you some basic first aid tips on how to help with minor cuts and grazes. Using the example of a simple cut to the thumb, this video will show you how to clean and dress the wound.

Here's some first aid tips on how to control bleeding from a cut to the palm of the hand, before seeking medical advice.