First Aid For Non-Medically Minded Persons

Silly First Aid

by Anonymous (Anonymous)
written 19 Apr 1996

This article is classified "Fictional"


To help all those people who somehow never find the time to follow a first
aid course, here's a list of how to treat some of the more common accidents.


Electrocution
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Is he/she still connected to the power supply?  If so, switch off the power
immediately.  Electricity costs an absolute fortune, and it would be going 
to waste.  Check the victim's pulse (if you can find their wrist amongst the
stack of charred bones and greasy, bubbling flesh that was once a human 
being).  And do try not to be squeamish about it.  Drive the victim to the
nearest emergency room.  You can use him/her to jump start the engine as
well if need be.


Treating Burns And Scalds
=========================
Run the affected area under cold tap water as soon as possible (if the 
victim's entire body is a swirling mass of flames, it may a little too late 
for this).  If the victim has spilled hot liquid over his/her clothes, then 
remove clothing immediately.  You can never tell, the sight of you 
parading around naked may cheer them up and take their mind off their
injury.  Remind the victim that worse things happen at sea.  Cite drowning
as an example.


Fractures And Broken Limbs
==========================
Check the injured area to see if the break or fracture has resulted in a 
tubular shard of shearing white bone jutting outwards through the bloody
mass of flesh.  If it has, then tell the victim that they are going to 
die.  That always perks them up.  Tie a splint to the victim's leg and ask
them to walk back and forth for a few minutes.  They will probably fall 
down unconscious, making the rest of your job easier.  Do not move the 
broken or fractured limb, as this may result in an abnormal position. 
However, if you're feeling daring, try pointing legs in the wrong direction,
bending wrists through 180 degrees, etc.  It really is amazing the number of
fascinating contortions you can produce.  Far better than Play-Doh.


Choking On Food
===============
Try to dislodge the article blocking the victim's windpipe by punching them 
hard in the stomach.  Do remember to duck before the particles of food hit
you in the eye, however.  Call the waiter and ask for a 20 percent reduction
on the bill.  Make a mental note to order soup next time.


Cuts And Wounds
===============
Dress the wound, whatever that means.  Try and limit the blood loss by 
tying a tourniquet tightly around the victim's throat until they experience
difficulty in breathing.  Ha ha, only kidding.  Tie the tourniquet just
above the wound.  Just my little joke.  Stitch up the wound with aluminium
wire.  Ha ha!  Caught you again!  Outsmarted you!  Still, I am an expert,
you know.


Objects Stuck In Victim's Eye
=============================
Rinse the victim's eye in lukewarm water.  Do not use soap as well, idiot!
Offer to pick the object out of the victim's eye with your teeth.  This 
usually results in the object mysteriously "going away" and not bothering
the victim any more before you can get to it.


Concussion
----------
When the victim comes around, ask them what day it is, who the President is,
how many fingers you are holding up.  To make it more difficult, hold the 
fingers up behind your back.  Talk in Swahili to disorient the victim a bit 
more.  Yes, there's a whole bundle of laughs when it comes to concussion.  
Here's a good one:  before the victim comes around, switch off all the
lights.  When he/she regains consciousness, shout "Thank God!  We though
you might be dead, or blinded or something."

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