- A First Aider should be a person who seeks comfort and joy in serving others, and who looks upon his job as his religious duty.
- He should have the maximum knowledge of medical sciences particularly, he should be quite well versed in
- Anatomy and Physiology.
- He should be capable of understanding the nature of injury, and should be properly trained in First Aid.
- He should be a man of genial nature and self-confidence.
- He should be capable of understanding the mental state of the injured.
- He should have patience, devotion and dedication.
- He should be capable of giving First Aid in a very natural, affectionate manner.
- He should be capable of encouraging the injured.
- He should be familiar with all those points which are relevant to providing First Aid.
- All necessary medicines should always be ready for use in his First Aid Box.
- A high academic qualification is not sufficient for a First Aider. He should have developed in him qualities of a man of high moral character.
In order to make the job of First Aid interesting, a First Aider should be a jovial person. His jovial nature will help in establishing a good rapport between him and the person who needs First Aid, but his humour should not be of cheap variety. His personality should be balanced. He should be perfectly capable, healthy and strong from physical, mental, social and psychological point of view.
Duties of First Aider:
- First aider should give First Aid immediately to the patient.
- He should encourage the patient.
- Try to arrange the doctor as early as possible.
- The dress of the patient should be removed or loosened.
- He should help the patient to save his life.
- He should keep the patient in a comfortable position.
- There should not be crowd or noise around the patient.
- In case of continuous bleeding, the main vessels should be pressed.
- The patient must be kept in open air.
- If the accident occurs due to electronic current or gas, he should first switch off electric current or gas.
