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How is first aid provided to victims of disasters who are injured ?​

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The following first aid should be provided to victims of disasters: Airway: If a person faces difficulty in breathing, raise the chin or hold the head in backward sloping position, so as to keep the respiratory passage open. Circulation: If the person is unconscious, first give mouth to mouth respiration. Then, do the following:

• Move the person into a shady, cool or air-conditioned space.
• Call for emergency medical help.
• Cover the person with damp sheets or spray cool water on his face. Direct air on the person with a fan or newspaper.
• Make the person drink as much water as he can.
• If the excess water has gone in the person stomach, try to get it out by compressing the chest properly.
• Call for medical help, if situation is out of control.
• If the person is bruised or fractured, put band aid on bruised part to cover the injury and if fractured, ask the person not to move and call for medical help.
• If bleeding is taking place, hold a clean, preferably sterile, absorbent material over the injury and apply gentle yet direct pressure.Bleeding can also be reduced by holding the correct pressure points.
• If the person is drowning, provide him/her with breath rescue and correct chest compression technique.

Direct air on the person with a fan or newspaper. If the excess water has gone in the person stomach, try to get it out by compressing the chest properly. If the person is bruised or fractured, put band aid on bruised part to cover the injury and if fractured, ask the person not to move and call for medical help.