Asthma attacks can be very traumatic for the casualty, especially children, so be sure to reassure them and keep them as calm as possible. This is best achieved by being calm yourself and let them know you are a first aider.
First aid is the provision of immediate care to a victim with an injury of illness, usually effected by a lay person, and performed within a limited skill range. First aid is normally performed until the injury or illness is satisfactorily dealt with
Reviving someone who is unconscious and/or not breathing or not breathing normally is called resuscitation. Chest compressions with or without rescue breathings are performed by an individual during cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an attempt to restore spontaneous circulation.
Casualties are often frightened because of what is happening to them, and what may happen next. Your role is to stay calm and take charge of the situation—but be ready to stand back if there is someone better qualified
Foreign objects are often blown or rubbed into the eyes. Such objects are harmful not only because of the irritating effect but also because of the danger of their scratching the surface or becoming embedded in the eye.
A dressing is the immediate protective cover placed over a wound. Sterile dressings are those which are free from germs prior to use and are preferable to unsterile dressings.