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  1. First aid - Mayo Clinic

    First aid information from Mayo Clinic for use during a medical emergency.

  2. First-aid kits: Stock supplies that can save lives - Mayo Clinic

    A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you respond effectively to common injuries and emergencies. Keep at least one first-aid kit in your home and one in ...

  3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): First aid - Mayo Clinic

    To learn CPR properly, take an accredited first-aid training course, including CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Before you begin.

  4. Fractures (broken bones): First aid - Mayo Clinic

    How to give first aid for a broken bone.

  5. Choking: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing. · If a person can't cough, talk, cry or laugh forcefully, give first aid to the person.

  6. Fainting: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Fainting occurs when the brain doesn't receive enough blood for a brief time. This causes loss of consciousness. Consciousness is usually regained quickly.

  7. Shock: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Shock: First aid · Cool, clammy skin. · Pale or ashen skin. · A gray or bluish tinge to lips or fingernails. · Rapid pulse. · Rapid breathing. · Nausea or vomiting.

  8. Foreign object inhaled: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    If an inhaled foreign object causes choking, you'll need to perform first aid. If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing ...

  9. Severe bleeding: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    For severe bleeding, take these first-aid steps. Call 911 or your local emergency number if the wound is deep or you're not sure how serious it is. Don't move ...

  10. Spinal injury: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Provide as much first aid as possible without moving the person's head or neck. If the person shows no signs of circulation (breathing, coughing or movement), ...