Cuts and Blisters
Wash this minor injury with soap and clean water, then cover it with a bandage.
What is a simple cut or scrape?
Scrape this out of the skin instead of pinching it, then wash the spot and use a cold compress.
What is a bee or wasp stinger?
Get out of the sun, cool the skin, and drink water. Red, painful skin is the usual sign.
What is sunburn?
If the person can speak or cough, encourage coughing. If they cannot breathe, cough, or speak, give abdominal thrusts and call for help.
What is first aid for choking?
Sit up, lean forward, and pinch the soft part of the nose for about 10 minutes. Do not tip the head back.
What is the first aid for a nosebleed?
Grasp this close to the skin with tweezers and pull straight out with steady pressure. Then wash the area and watch for a rash.
What is a tick?
Heavy sweating, pale clammy skin, headache, nausea, and cramps after hard work in the heat. Move to shade, loosen clothes, and sip water if the person is alert.
What is heat exhaustion?
Face drooping, arm weakness, speech trouble. Time to call 911.
What are the signs of stroke?
At the first sign of this "hot spot" on a foot, stop and cover it with moleskin or tape. Do not pop it if the skin is still closed.
What is a blister?
Wash the skin with soap and water as soon as you can. The oil from these plants can cause a rash. Do not scratch.
What is exposure to poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac?
Hot skin, confusion, or collapse. Sweating may stop. This is a medical emergency: cool the person fast and call for help.
What is heatstroke?
Press a clean cloth on the wound. Add more cloth if it soaks through. Do not lift the first cloth to peek.
What is direct pressure for severe bleeding?
Cool this injury with cool water. Do not use ice, butter, or grease. Cover it with a clean dressing.
What is a minor, or first-degree, burn or scald?
Keep the person calm and still, keep the bite lower than the heart if you can, remove rings, and get medical help. Do not cut, suck, ice, or use a tourniquet.
What is first aid for a venomous snakebite?
Get to a warm place. Warm the skin gradually with body heat or warm water. Do not rub, and do not use direct high heat.
What is frostbite?
Check the scene, check responsiveness, send for help, and open the airway with a head-tilt, chin-lift if you are trained to do so.
What do you do for stopped breathing?
Cool with water, do not break blisters, cover loosely, treat for shock, and get medical help. This burn injures deeper skin.
What is a partial-thickness, or second-degree, burn?
Wash for several minutes with soap and water, control bleeding, and get medical care because of infection and rabies risk.
What is first aid for the bite of a warm-blooded animal?
Shivering, clumsiness, and confusion in cold, wet weather. Get the person dry, insulate them, and warm them gradually. Give a warm drink only if they are fully alert.
Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or call 911. Do not make the person vomit unless a professional tells you to. Save the container
What is first aid for ingested poisoning?