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[Martin]

How to help a person when it is hurt and it needs your help. Share about the first aid in different cases and situations.
First aid in burns:
For First-Degree and Second-Degree Burns
Use cold water or cloths soaked in cold water on burned areas for 15 minutes or until the pain subsides. Do not use ice at all. Doing this could result in frostbite.
Cover the area loosely with a dry cloth, such as sterile gauze. Hold it in place by taping only the edges of the gauze. Change the dressing the next day and every 2 days after that.
Don't use ointments. Aloe vera can be applied over closed skin 3 to 4 times a day.

[Laurentine]

First aid: Electrical shock
Look first. Don't touch. The person may still be in contact with the electrical source. Touching the person may pass the current through you.
Turn off the source of electricity if possible. If not, move the source away from you and the affected person, using a nonconducting object made of cardboard, plastic or wood.
Check for signs of circulation: breathing, coughing or movement

[Lorry]

First aid for Sunburn:
Cool the affected area with clean towels, cloths or gauze dipped in cool water or take a cool bath or shower.
Take aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or naproxen sodium for pain and/or headache and to reduce fever. Note: Do not give aspirin or any medication that has salicylates to anyone 19 years of age or younger unless a doctor tells you to.
Use an over-the-counter topical steroid cream such as Cortaid if the pain lasts.
Rest in a cool, quiet room. Find a comfortable position.
Drink plenty of water.