First aid at Töölö Campus

First aid materials at Töölö Campus

• School nurse
• School kitchens
• Kitchen of Restau­rant Perho
• School host—1st floor

First aid for burns

The burn is due to the heat or a cor­ro­sive chem­i­cal sub­stance which in­duce tis­sue de­struc­tion, in which the skin and pos­si­bly also its sub-tis­sues are dam­aged.

If your skin is not cooled prop­erly, the in­jury ex­pands into deeper lay­ers of the skin and the pain per­sists for a longer pe­riod.

• Small burns are cooled down with a cool wa­ter un­til the pain sub­sides.
• Small burn vesi­cles or bul­lae can be cov­ered with a ster­ile bond or cloth.
• You may need to change the bond once to ev­ery sec­ond  day.
• If the burn be­comes in­fected, you may need to go see a doc­tor.

First aid for cuts & wounds

Ty­ing the cut and stop­ping the bleed­ing are the ba­sic first aid skills.

• Stop the bleed­ing by ap­ply­ing di­rect pres­sure over the wound with fin­gers or with hand.
• Clean the wound by us­ing clean & cool wa­ter.
• Close the small wound edges to­gether with an ad­he­sive tape.
• Cover the cut with a ster­ile bond or a ban­dage.
• Seek for an ap­pro­pri­ate treat­ment if nec­es­sary.
• Check that your tetanus vac­cine is still valid.

First aid for an unconscious person

• Find out first if you are able to get un­con­scious per­son awake.
• If un­con­scious per­son does not wake up, call 112 and fol­low the di­rec­tions.
• Check the breath­ing of an un­con­scious per­son.
• If a per­son breathes, turn him/her on to the side (the re­cov­ery po­si­tion) to en­sure a con­ti­nu­ity of breath.  This way the tongue does not close the res­pi­ra­tory tract; as well as the vomit and other se­cre­tions are able to flow out of the mouth.
• Place the near­est arm of the per­son you are try­ing to help at right an­gle to the body. Bring the fur­thest arm from you across the ca­su­alty´s chest.
• Pull up the ca­su­alty´s far leg, just above the knee.
• Grasp the ca­su­alty´s shoul­der and the bent knee and roll him to­wards you, un­til he is ly­ing on his side.
• Hold the back of his/her hand against his cheek.
• Keep his/her head tilted so that air­way re­mains open.
• Watch for the one be­ing helped if he or she is breath­ing and pos­si­ble awak­en­ing un­til you get pro­fes­sional help.

Fur­ther in­for­ma­tion about first aid: http://www.red­cross.fi/learn-first-aid

If you meet threateningly behaving person:  

• Be friendly and peace­ful.
• Give the per­son his per­sonal space, al­low his/her right­ful ter­ri­tory.
• Speak clearly and con­cisely, do not say any­thing rude.
• Keep your hands in sight.
• Do not stare.
• Do not un­der­state any­thing.
• Be flex­i­ble, not di­rect.
• Do not turn your back, or walk in front. Avoid any sud­den move­ments.
• Avoid any sud­den move­ments.
• Please, re­port to the school host