User's Manual

EM ERGEN CY FI RST AI D I N STRUCTI ON S
Personnel engaged in t he installat ion, operation, or m aint enance of t his equipm ent are urged t o becom e
fam iliar with t he following rules bot h in t heor y and pract ice. I t is t he dut y of all operat ing personnel to be
pr epar ed t o give adequat e Em ergency First Aid and t hereby prev ent avoidable loss of life.
RESCUE BREATHING
1. Find out if t he person is
br eathing.
You m ust find out if t he person
has st opped breat hing. I f you
think he is not breathing , place
him flat on his back. Put your
ear close t o his m outh and look
at his chest . I f he is breat hing
you can feel t he air on your
cheek. You can see his chest
m ove up and down. I f you do
not feel t he air or see t he chest
m ove, he is not breat hing.
2. I f he is not , open t he airway
by t ilt ing his head backwards.
Lift up his neck wit h one hand
and push down on his forehead
with t he other. This opens t he
airway. Som etim es doing t his
will let t he person breat he
again by him self. I f is does not,
begin rescue breathing.
3. I f he is st ill not breat hing,
begin rescue breathing.
- Keep his head t ilt ed backward.
Pinch nose shut .
- Put your m out h t ight ly over his
m outh.
- Blow int o his m outh once
every five seconds
- DO N OT st op rescue breathing
br eathing unt il help com es.
LOOSEN CLOTHI NG - KEEP
WARM
Do t his when t he vict im is
br eathing by him self or help is
available. Keep him as quiet as
possible and from becom ing
chilled. Otherwise t reat him for
shock.
BURNS
SKI N REDDENED: Apply ice cold water to bur ned
area t o prevent burn from going deeper into skin
tissue. Cover area wit h clean sheet or cloth t o
keep away air. Consult a physician.
SKI N BLI STERED OR FLESH CHARRED: Apply ice
cold wat er t o burned ar ea to prevent burn from
going deeper int o skin
tissue. Cover area wit h clean sheet or cloth t o
keep away air. Treat vict im for shock and t ake
to hospital.
EXTENSI VE BURN - SKI N BROKEN: Cover ar ea
with clean sheet or clot h t o keep away air. Treat
vict im for shock and t ake t o hospit al.