Sports Medicine

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First aid is the immediate treatment given to a person who is suffering from an injury or illness until advanced care is accessed.

The aims of first aid are to:

1. preserve life
2. prevent illness or injury from becoming worse
3. relieve pain, if possible
4. promote recovery
5. protect the unconscious.
6. The provision of prompt and appropriate first aid can reduce the severity of an injury or illness; and in extreme cases, could mean the difference between life and death.