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2. ABC (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Some trainers continue to use circulation as the label for the third step in the process, since performing chest compressions is effectively artificial circulation, and when assessing patients who are breathing, assessing 'circulation' is still important. However, some trainers now use the C to mean Compressions in their basic first aid training.

3. List of first response mnemonics - Wikipedia

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   A MIST (Order of the steps in a handover procedure from first aider to paramedics or further medical care.) [31] [32] Age, name, and sex - The first responder should provide the name and age of the ill or injured person to the person(s) providing additional care. The sex of the person should be provided if relevant.

4. Airway management - Wikipedia

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   Most protocols recommend first encouraging the victims to cough, and allowing them an opportunity to spontaneously clear the foreign body if they are coughing forcefully. If the person's airway continues to be blocked, more forceful maneuvers such as hard back slaps and abdominal thrusts ( Heimlich maneuver ) can be performed.

5. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is a part of most protocols for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) [6] [7] making it an essential skill for first aid. In some situations, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is also performed separately, for instance in near- drowning and opiate overdoses.

6. Check sheet - Wikipedia

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   Example checklist. While the check sheets discussed above are all for capturing and categorizing observations, the checklist is intended as a mistake-proofing aid when carrying out multi-step procedures, particularly during the checking and finishing of process outputs. This type of check sheet consists of the following:

7. First aid - Wikipedia

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   The universal first aid symbol A US Navy corpsman gives first aid to an injured Iraqi citizen.. Medical portal; First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with a medical emergency, [1] with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive.

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9. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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   Basic life support (BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening condition of cardiac arrest until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers (paramedics, nurses, physicians or any trained general personnel).