RID First Aid Acronym: Rest, Immobilise and Direct Pressure for Bleeding

RID is a short bleeding-control reminder: Rest, Immobilise and Direct Pressure.

RID is a short bleeding-control reminder: Rest, Immobilise and Direct Pressure.

RICER is the classic Australian sports first aid acronym for early soft-tissue injury care.

An AED is the public-access defibrillator that gives spoken instructions and may deliver a shock during cardiac arrest.

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the emergency technique used when someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally.

The big emergency sequence: Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR and Defibrillation.