5 Most Important Life Saving Tips

          A very renowned saying is “Prevention is better than cure”, but what to do if any emergency or accident happens in stead of your preventive measures? So the best answer is to cope up the situation with full devotion. Any accident or emergency can occur at any time with no warnings and no signs. You should be ready to handle such situation but how? Here is a list of 10 Most Important Life Saving Tips Everyone Should Know.

1. In case of severe bleeding
On of the most important life saving tip is how to stop bleeding? Continuous and severe bleeding may lead to infection and massive blood loss may lead to shock. So, immediate response should be given in such cases.
Wash your hand quickly in order to avoid any infection then inspect the wound, if something embedded in it remove it. They apply compression bandage on the wound or apply pressure with the help of clean cloth for almost fifteen minutes. Then bind the wound tightly but if still the bleeding is not stopped then call an ambulance and continuously keep applying the pressure on the wound.

2. In case of baby having choking throat
One of the very dangerous conditions is when a baby has choking throat and is unable to swallow. Babies can not speak so they are not able to tell their problems. So take an eye on the child never leave him alone. It is common at the age below one year as the baby is just experiencing how to chew and swallow. So any thing can go in wrong way and cause obstruction. If this happens with child then lay his head down and try to give some blows on back, check if something coming from mouth. Try your best to clear the blockage as the child is unable to breathe properly. If back blows are not effective then place two fingers in the middle of the chest of baby and press inward and outward. Continuously check if something coming from mouth till the ambulance approaches.

3. In case of stopped breathing
The immediate response to such situation is to perform CPR that is Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. Check the person, if he is unconscious then call the ambulance before such procedure. Now take your one hand on the center of chest and the other one of the top. Then compress the chess with at least two chest compressions within a second. Then tilt the patients head back by putting your hand on his forehead, pinch his nose and blow in the mouth of person. Special care is needed while performing CPR of children under the age of one year. Use only two fingers instead of full hand.

4. In case of heart attack
Heart is the pumping organ of the body and its illness can be lethal so what should to do if some one is suffering from heart attack. Quick treatment should be given as there are just few minutes, before it is too late. The first thing is to check the person if he has persistent pain in the chest that is spreading to his or her arms, neck, jaw, stomach or back. If this is true immediately call the ambulance and try to make person comfortably sit or lean against a wall. Ask for any medicine allergy specifically aspirin if not? Then give him 325mg aspirin to chew slowly. Never leave the person alone in such conditions until the ambulance is arrived.

5. In case of stroke
Stroke is an acute neurological disorder, in which there is rapid loss in brain function due to disrupted blood supply to it. It is also known as cerebrovascular accident but how to identify if some one is suffering from it? There are some FAST alarming signs like severe headache, loss of consciousness, difficulty in swallowing, sudden reduced, blurred or double vision in eyes. In such situation lay the person down with head and shoulder slightly elevated, keep the chin slightly extended. Immediately call an ambulance and do CPR if the person is not breathing appropriately and don’t allow him to move. These steps can be done before the arrival of medical treatment.