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First Aid and the Family

In: Encyclopedia of Family Health
Edited by: Martha Craft-Rosenberg & Shelley-Rae Pehler
Subject:Family Health, Family Policy, Family Law

First aid is the immediate care by laypersons for humans or animals suffering from acute injury or illness. Simple first aid measures can be performed by anyone. First aid given by laypersons is an important factor in saving human lives.

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Throughout history, humans have been caring for others, and people have given help to others in need. First aid is connected to the Red Cross movement, which was started by Henri Dunant after the battle of Solferino in 1859. First aid started as taking care of wounded people, especially soldiers. In the 1960s cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the A (airway control)-B (mouth-to-mouth breathing)-C (chest or cardiac compressions) of life were introduced.

Data from Seattle have shown that teaching resuscitation to the public can lead to more survivors of ...

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  Craft-Rosenberg, M., & Pehler, S. (2011). First aid and the family. In Encyclopedia of family health (Vol. 1, pp. 509-510). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994071.n169
  
  Craft-Rosenberg, Martha, and Shelley-Rae Pehler. "First Aid and the Family." In Encyclopedia of Family Health, edited by Craft-Rosenberg, Martha, and Shelley-Rae Pehler, 509-10. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994071.n169.
  
  Craft-Rosenberg, M. and Pehler, S. 2011. First Aid and the Family. In: Martha Craft-Rosenberg and Shelley-Rae Pehler Editors, 2011. Encyclopedia of Family Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 509-510 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994071.n169> [Accessed 4 Jul 2022].
  
  Craft-Rosenberg, Martha and Shelley-Rae Pehler. "First Aid and the Family." Encyclopedia of Family Health. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 509-10. SAGE Knowledge. 4 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994071.n169.
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