First Aid at Fire Scenes

1. Burns
   
   
   1. Slight- small, on surface, reddening of skin. Apply cold running water or ice to relieve pain.
      
      
   2. Serious-large or deep, blistering or charring. Call for medical aid (physician or trained EMT), remove clothes, cut around sticking cloth. Don't attempt to clean wound. Cover loosely with clean, dry dressing. Treat for shock. Never use iodine, cotton, grease, or oil on burns.
   
   
   
2. Inhalation of Smoke or Fumes - dizzy or unconscious, violent coughing, irregular breathing, ringing ears, seeing spots.
   
   
   1. Get to fresh, warm air.
      
      
   2. Lay person down
      
      
   3. If victim is not breathing, give artificial respiration.
      
      
   4. Give oxygen if available
      
      
   5. Call for medical aid (physician or EMT), treat for shock.
   
   
   
3. Shock - severe upset to nervous system-symptoms are a pale, cold sweat, clammy skin, irregular breathing, listlessness.
   
   
   1. Lay person down - raise hips, legs - loosen clothes.
      
      
   2. Keep warm - maintain body temperature - wrap blankets under as well as over person - but don't overheat. Call for medical aid.