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First aid is the medical term used to describe the immediate assistance given to a person suffering a minor or major injury or sudden illness.

There are five main aims of first aid:

1. Preserve life;
2. Prevent an illness or injury from worsening;
3. Promote recovery;
4. Pain relief;
5. Protecting the unconscious.

These can be remembered as the ‘5 Ps.’

It can include anything from performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to applying a plaster to a cut or fashioned a sling to support an injured arm. First aid is conducted either to solve a minor injury or illness (so cleaning a cut and putting on a plaster) to keeping a person safe and alive whilst an ambulance is being called.