title: First aid and emergencies in nursing.
abstract: This article will look at first aid and examine whether and where first aid may be applied to present-day nursing theory and practice.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Tutor at the Queen Elizabeth Nursing College, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.affiliation: Head of Nursing and Community Health, at the University of Central England in Birmingham, Perry Barr, Birmingham.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castlcdine