title: Offering assistance at road traffic incidents while off duty.
abstract: Every year in the UK road traffic incidents cause 320,000 injuries--40,000 of which are serious--and over 3,200 deaths. The public, patients and relatives expect nurses to be able to assist and provide first aid at the scene of any emergency. As a healthcare professional you should therefore ensure you are up to date with first aid skills.
authors.affiliation: Southampton General Hospital.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ainsworth-Smith
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology