Safety and first aid

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• CPR and using a defibrillator
  In cardiac arrest, every minute counts.
• Calling the emergency number
  When you call 112 the right way, help reaches you faster.
• First aid for an unconscious person
  An unconscious person can choke on their own tongue or vomit.
• Treating wounds and stopping bleeding
  Most wounds can be treated at home by cleaning and covering them.
• First aid for burns
  Cooling a burn quickly reduces its depth and the pain.
• Helping someone who is choking
  A foreign object in the airway is life-threatening.
• First aid for an allergic reaction
  A severe allergic reaction, or anaphylaxis, develops quickly.
• Recognising a heart attack
  The symptoms of a heart attack can be clear or vague.
• Recognising a stroke
  In a stroke, time is brain.
• First aid for fractures and sprains
  Sprains and fractures are common injuries.
• Putting together a home medicine cabinet
  A well-stocked home medicine cabinet helps with minor ailments and accidents.
• Home emergency supplies
  Home emergency supplies help you cope if the electricity, water or shops are not available.
• Preparing for a power cut
  A long power cut can last for hours or days.
• What to do in a fire
  In a fire, smoke is the greatest danger.
• Using a fire extinguisher
  A handheld fire extinguisher puts out a fire that is just starting, if you know how to use it properly.
• Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning
  Carbon monoxide is an odourless, poisonous gas.
• Going out on the ice safely
  Anyone going out on the ice must know how much weight it can bear and how to rescue themselves.
• Preventing drowning
  Dozens of people drown in Finland every year.
• What to do in a thunderstorm
  A thunderstorm is dangerous outdoors and on the water.
• Preventing falls at home
  Falls are the most common accident at home, especially among older people.
• Child safety at home
  Small children explore everything.
• Going to a civil defence shelter
  Civil defence shelters provide protection in emergencies.
• Protecting your home from burglary
  Most burglaries happen when no one is at home.
• Getting around safely at night
  Going out in the evening and at night is safer when you plan your route and your way home in advance.
• A first aid kit for your car
  A first aid kit in the car helps in traffic accidents and on trips.
• First aid for poisoning
  Act correctly when a child or adult has swallowed a medicine, chemical or plant: when to call 112 and when to call the Poison Information Centre.
• First aid for hypothermia
  Recognise hypothermia and warm up a chilled person safely in winter, on the water or on a hike.
• First aid for frostbite
  Recognise frostbite in time and warm up your face, fingers and toes correctly in freezing weather – without rubbing them with snow.
• Installing and testing smoke alarms
  How many smoke alarms your home needs, where to install them and how to test and maintain them.
• Getting lost in the forest
  What to do if you get lost while picking mushrooms or berries in the forest, and how to prepare so that getting lost does not turn into an emergency.
• Adder bites
  The right first aid for an adder bite in adults and children, plus the old advice you should no longer follow.
• Removing a tick and what to watch for
  Remove a tick from your skin the right way, recognise the Lyme disease rash and find out whether you need the TBE vaccine.
• Spotting online scams
  Recognise phishing messages, fake shops and investment scams before you lose money or your online banking credentials.
• Spotting scam calls
  Recognise fake police, bank and tech support scam calls and hang up in time.
• What to do after identity theft
  What to do straight away when someone has misused your personal data, banking credentials or ID card.
• First aid for wasp and bee stings
  Treat a wasp, bee or bumblebee sting at home and know when a sting means calling 112.
• First aid for heat exhaustion and heatstroke
  Recognise heat exhaustion and life-threatening heatstroke during hot weather and cool the person down the right way.
• First aid for someone having a seizure
  How to help someone having an epileptic or other seizure, and when to call 112.
• First aid for low blood sugar
  Recognise hypoglycaemia (an insulin reaction) in someone with diabetes and help the right way, whether they are awake or unconscious.
• Stopping a nosebleed
  Stop a nosebleed with the right position and pressure, and know when to go to the emergency department.
• First aid for eye injuries
  Do the right thing when chemicals splash into an eye, something gets in it or it takes a blow – rinsing, protecting and emergency care.
• Recognising head injuries and concussion
  Recognise dangerous symptoms of a head injury after a fall or blow, and monitor a concussion properly at home.
• Recognising shock and first aid
  Recognise circulatory collapse, or shock, after an accident, bleeding or allergic reaction and act before the ambulance arrives.
• Helping someone who has fallen through ice
  How to rescue someone who has fallen through the ice without ending up in the water yourself, and how to get out if you fall in.
• The public warning signal and sheltering indoors
  What to do when you hear the public warning signal or receive an emergency warning: sheltering indoors, ventilation and sources of information.
• First aid for dental injuries
  What to do when a tooth chips or is knocked out completely: storing the knocked-out tooth, putting it back and getting treatment.

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