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Introduction to First Aid First aid is the immediate care that is given to an individual who has been injured or has suddenly fallen ill First aid includes but is not limited to stuff such as self help or home care if a medical professional or medical assistance is not available immediately First aid can include making the victim as comfortable as possible with actions or words of encouragement or even showing competence in what you re doing to provide relief to the victim Usually the First Aider will take control of the whole situation until the situation has resolved itself or medical assistance has arrived The First Aider will deal with the injured person s injury or their illness He or she will know what to and what not to do is a given situation He or she will avoid errors will are often made by individuals who are not trained well or at all The first aider also knows that his skill and knowledge of first aid can mean the difference between an injured person dying or living becoming permanently or temporarily disabled or between quick or long recovery period According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC the leading cause of deaths for ages 1
