Disaster Management in Fisheries

First Aid

First Aid has been practised ever since the beginning of humanity. Learning First Aid is the civic responsibility of every citizen. Methods of first aid have been practised ever since one person desired to help another in sickness or after an injury. But, an organised world-wide effort at recognising the importance of first aid came only in the year 1877 with the formation of the St. John Ambulance Association of England named after the great apostle St. John. Over the decades, the importance given to First Aid has grown. Mahatma Gandhi was a great supporter of the cause of First Aid, and led a band of dedicated Ambulance Corps volunteers in 1906 during the time of the Zulu Rebellion and earlier in 1899 during the Boer war.