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Everyone should know how to perform basic first aid. The best way to learn is to do a course, and then keep up to date with the latest guidelines. Hopefully you'll never have to use these skills, but if you do, you may just save a life.
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About First Aid
Real-life story
The basics
Breathing emergencies
Bites and stings
Burns
Heat emergencies and hypothermia
Wounds and bleeding
Head and spinal injuries
Unconsciousness
Sprains, fractures, dislocations
Removing foreign objects
Shock
Eye injuries
Safety first
MediClinic fact file
Health tips
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