MEDICAL MYTHS OR FIRST-AID FACTS

What's the first thing you should put on a burn?

• butter

• cool running water

• an ice pack

How should you treat a sprained ankle?

• put a hot, damp cloth on the ankle.

• put an ice pack on the ankle

• put the leg up, e.g., on a chair

What's the best thing to do for someon with hypothermia?

• rub their arms and legs to warm them up

• give them hot coffee

• cover them in something warm, e.g., a coat or a blanket

What's the first thing to do if someone is choking?

• stand behind them and press their stomach inwards

• make them continue to cough hard

• hit them hard on the back

What's the best way to stop a nosebleed?

• tip your head forwards

• pinch the soft part of your nose

• tip your head backwards

After you have cleaned a bad cut, what should you do...?

• put on a bandage

• put on antibiotic ointment

• leave it open to the air