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BACKSTORY: First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury,^[1] with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive. First aid is generally performed by someone with basic medical or first response training. Mental health first aid is an extension of the concept of first aid to cover mental health,^[2] while psychological first aid is used as early treatment of people who are at risk for developing PTSD.^[3] Conflict first aid, focused on preservation and recovery of an individual’s social or relationship well-being, is being piloted in Canada.

There are many situations that may require first aid, and many countries have legislation, regulation, or guidance, which specifies a minimum level of first aid provision in certain circumstances. This can include specific training or equipment to be available in the workplace (such as an automated external defibrillator), the provision of specialist first aid cover at public gatherings, or mandatory first aid training within schools. Generally, five steps are associated with first aid:

Assess the surrounding areas.
Move to a safe surrounding (if not already; for example, road accidents are unsafe to be dealt with on roads).
Call for help: both professional medical help and people nearby who might help in first aid such as the compressions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Perform suitable first aid depending on the injury suffered by the casualty.
Evaluate the casualty for any fatal signs of danger, or possibility of performing the first aid again.

During the late 18th century, drowning as a cause of death was a major concern amongst the population. In 1767, a society for the preservation of life from accidents in water was started in Amsterdam, and in 1773, physician William Hawes began publicizing the power of artificial respiration as means of resuscitation of those who appeared drowned. This led to the formation, in 1774, of the Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned, later the Royal Humane Society, who did much to promote resuscitation.^[8]^[9]

Napoleon‘s surgeon, Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, is credited with creating an ambulance corps, the ambulance volantes, which included medical assistants, tasked to administer first aid in battle.^[10]

In 1859, Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino, and his work led to the formation of the Red Cross, with a key stated aim of “aid to sick and wounded soldiers in the field”.^[7] The Red Cross and Red Crescent are still the largest provider of first aid worldwide.^[11]

In 1870, Prussian military surgeon Friedrich von Esmarchintroduced formalized first aid to the military, and first coined the term “erste hilfe” (translating to ‘first aid’), including training for soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War on care for wounded comrades using pre-learnt bandaging and splinting skills, and making use of the Esmarch bandage which he designed.^[4] The bandage was issued as standard to the Prussian combatants, and also included aide-memoire pictures showing common uses.

In 1872, the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in England changed its focus from hospice care, and set out to start a system of practical medical help, starting with making a grant towards the establishment of the UK’s first ambulance service. This was followed by creating its own wheeled transport litter in 1875 (the St John Ambulance), and in 1877 established the St John Ambulance Association (the forerunner of modern-day St John Ambulance) “to train men and women for the benefit of the sick and wounded”.^[12]

Also in the UK, Surgeon-Major Peter Shepherd had seen the advantages of von Esmarch’s new teaching of first aid, and introduced an equivalent programme for the British Army, and so being the first user of “first aid for the injured” in English, disseminating information through a series of lectures. Following this, in 1878, Shepherd and Colonel Francis Duncan took advantage of the newly charitable focus of St John,^[4] and established the concept of teaching first aid skills to civilians. The first classes were conducted in the hall of the Presbyterian school in Woolwich (near Woolwich barracks where Shepherd was based) using a comprehensive first aid curriculum.

First aid training began to spread through the British Empire through organisations such as St John, often starting, as in the UK, with high risk activities such as ports and railways.^[13]

The first recorded first aid training in the United States took place in Jermyn, Pennsylvania in 1899.^[14]

(SOURCE: Wikipedia)

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