This document discusses first aid and the DRABC routine for providing first aid to injured individuals. It explains that DRABC is an acronym that represents the order of actions to take in first aid: check for Danger, check the person's Response, open the Airway, check for Breathing, and then check Circulation. The DRABC routine involves checking for hazards, determining if the person is conscious, opening the airway if unconscious, checking for breathing, and then enabling circulation. The overall goal of the DRABC routine is to keep the person breathing until emergency services arrive, as without oxygen the brain can be damaged within minutes.
2. FIRST AID
OBJECTIVES
• Describe the concept of first aid.
• Explain the use of the various materials that are used to give first
aid.
• Use appropriate safety procedures to manage injuries.
• perform first aid for basic injurie
3. THE DRABC ROUTINE OF FIRST AID
• DRABC is an acronym in which each letter
represents what action you take as you
carry out first aid on a casualty. The letters
are in order from what you start with as
you carry out first aid. DRABC stands for
Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and
lastly Circulation.It involves checking for
danger, whether the person is responding,
opening the airway in case the person is
unconscious, for breathing and then
4. THE DRABC ROUTINE OF FIRST AID
CONTINUES
It involves checking for danger, whether the
person is responding, opening the airway in
case the person is unconscious, for
breathing and then enabling circulation.
What do you do if an ill or injured person
collapses in front of you? If you follow the
DRABC routine, you could save a life. The
aim of DRABC is to keep the person
breathing until an ambulance arrives. This is
because without oxygen, the brain is
damaged within just three or four minutes
and dead within ten minutes
