Human injuries are inevitable at veterinary hospitals, retailers or with representatives. While first aid certifications have improved, not everyone is current or trained with best practices. In a medical emergency, the right response can save lives – but many of us still do things wrong.
Source: BBC, April 20, 2018. Link.
Claudia Hammond shares common myths, also what to do instead:
- Put butter on a burn
- Giving chest compressions to someone who doesn’t need them can cause more harm than good
- To do CPR properly, you need to give mouth-to-mouth as well as doing chest compressions
- You shouldn’t shock someone with a defibrillator unless you are certain their heart has stopped
- Tilt the head backwards to stop a nosebleed