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Basic First Aid

Internet URL

http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000101-d000200/d000105/d000105.html  

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Sponsoring Agency

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

This fact sheet describes first aid procedures including bleeding control and attending to victims of shock. Instructions for the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims, burn care, and the appropriate response for heat exhaustion and poisoning are presented.

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Review Date

4/24/2007

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