title: Introduction to the nurse's role in providing first aid.
abstract: This article, the first in an eight-part series, discusses the importance of a considered, responsible approach to first aid. The article describes the challenges of working outside one's clinical environment and describes the legal background to undertaking first aid.
authors.affiliation: North Bristol NHS Trust. rickdean@blueyonder.co.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mulligan
mesh_terms: D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role