First Aid to Wound

Wound is caused by cutting and thrashing by weapons, pricking by sharp weapons, etc. It does not take time to heal a minor wound, but it takes longer time if the wound is deep. This note provide information about first aid to wound.

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Wound is caused by cutting and thrashing by weapons, pricking by sharp weapons, etc. It does not take time to heal a minor wound, but it takes longer time if the wound is deep. This note provide information about first aid to wound.

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  • Wound is caused by cutting and thrashing by weapons, pricking by sharp weapons, etc.
  • The three things should be considered while giving first aid to wound. They are: cleaning the wound, stopping bleeding and closing the wound.

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What is journal?


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Answer: <p>Journal is the original book or primary book in which the financial transaction is first recorded in the order of date and helps to maintain the principal book or ledger.</p>

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What are the objectives of journal?


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Answer: <p>The following are the objectives of journal:</p> <ul><li>To make permanent and systematic record of all the financial transactions.</li> <li>To help to prepare the principal book or ledger.</li> <li>To provide legal evidence of all the financial transactions performed by the business.</li> <li>To present complete information of each transaction.</li> <li>To show debit and credit aspects or accounts involved in each transaction.</li> </ul>

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Write down the importance of journal.


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Answer: <p>The importance of journal are as follows:</p> <ul><li>It provides the legal evidence of all the transactions performed by an organization.</li> <li>It provides the foundation for further accounting processes of the transactions.</li> <li>It provides the basis for preparing ledger accounts.</li> <li>It helps to minimize errors in recording and posting due to the involvement of both aspects of the transactions.</li> <li>It fulfills the further accounting processes of the transactions.</li> </ul>

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What is journalizing?


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Answer: <p>The process of recording the financial transactions in the journal in a systematic way is called journalizing.</p>

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What are the steps taken into consideration while journalizing the transactions?


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Answer: <p>The following steps are taken into consideration while journalizing the transactions:</p> <ul><li>Identifying the two aspects of each transaction.</li> <li>Identifying the appropriate accounts of these two aspects of each transaction.</li> <li>Recording each transaction in the journal book involving debit and credit accounts in chronological order.</li> <li>Identifying the debit and credit accounts of each transaction by applying the rules of debit and credit.</li> </ul>

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First Aid to Wound

First Aid to Wound

Wounds is caused by various accidents in our body. Wound is caused by cutting and thrashing by weapons, pricking by sharp weapons, etc. It does not take time to heal a minor wound, but it takes longer time if the wound is deep. The three things should be considered while giving first aid to wound. They are:

  • Cleaning the wound.
  • Stopping the bleeding
  • Closing the wound.
Cleaning the wound
Wound should be cleaned properly with soap or any other antiseptic and water. The wound should also be covered with soft cotton in order to protect it from germs. If the wound is caused by rusty or sharp objects then TT injection should be given.

Stopping the bleeding
The bleeding should be stopped from the wound. Clean and soft clothes should be wrapped over the wound to press the wound gently. A use of tourniquet is a method like bandage which can also stop bleeding.

The steps of using tourniquet
  • Raise wounded part above its natural position.
  • Continue to pressing the wounded part.
  • Tight the place above the wound with the pad of clean and soft cloth or belt.
  • Keep the pad of soft cloth in the tightening place.
  • Do not tight too much causing the arm or thigh to be blue.
  • Loosen the tying for some second in every 20 minutes.
Closing the Wound
If the wound is very deep , the edges should be closed with a piece of cloth. When the wound is serious, the patient should be taken to hospital. The wound recover faster if it is treated well.

Lesson

Primary Health Care and Safety Education

Subject

Enviroment Population and Health

Grade

Grade 9

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