Step 7: Know First Aid and Home Nursing
The acquisition of First Aid and Home Nursing skills prepares individuals to serve effectively in a national emergency.
The survival of the injured or sick members of your family may become your responsibility.
The main objectives of training individuals in first aid and home nursing are:
(1) To preserve life
(2) To minimize the effects of injury or illness
(3) To relieve suffering or distress
(4) To provide continuing care and assist in rehabilitation
First Aid Hints
General Rules:
Keep Calm.
Excerpt from 11 Steps to Survival published by Emergency Planning Canada, 1961
