Wikipedia:WikiProject First aid

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1 Goals and Scope
2 How to help
3 List of interested users
4 How to add an article
5 Articles in the WikiProject
6 Current Proposals

[edit] Goals and Scope

Goal: To create, improve and expand a vast set of first aid related articles.

Scope: any first aid related article which would not be more appropriate in the medicine wikiproject.

Statement: As first aid trainers, we see a need for articles relating to this subject to be more organised. There are many articles in existance, but many have serious problems, both stylistically and factually (see below for details of individual articles). Many first aid articles contain how-tos not appropriate for an encyclopedia.

[edit] How to help

A lot of work can be done to improve our first aid articles without knowledge of first aid:

Remove howtos which are prevelant throughout wikipedia's first aid articles
Add articles to the section below. Use template {{First aid}} on article talk pages.
Improve structure, grammer
When in doubt, research! There's a lot of free information on the web on first aid. But be very careful about making unverified claims - its important not to spread incorrect information on first aid, especially on serious topics such as CPR or Tourniquets.

	To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject First aid:	edit · history · watch · refresh
Decide on a sample article. AVPU was mentioned as a good article. St.isaac 19:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC) Assign articles below a status St.isaac 19:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC) Reorder list of articles below in order of importance St.isaac

[edit] List of interested users

To add this userbox to your userpage, just add the following: {{User First aid}}

This user contributes to the First aid WikiProject

Please add your name to the list below:

[edit] How to add an article

Article Alert Status
in limbo	This article may need to be deleted or merged into another article. Please clarify in comment section.
stub or empty	Please create this article or help turn this stub into a full article.
poor	This article is in poor condition, and could use a lot of help.
needs exp/org/NPOV	The article needs expansion, organization, and/or a neutral point of view. It may contain inappropriate howtos.
good	The article is in good shape. With a little care, it could be a Featured Article candidate.
featured	This is a featured article! Congratulations!
needs opinion	This article has not yet been classified into the categories above. Please help by classifying this article.

The color codes are as follows: #FF00FF, #FF5555, #FF9900, #FFFF66, #77BBFF, #00CC00 and #FFFFFF.

Use the following code to add a row to the table:

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[edit] Articles in the WikiProject

Category:WikiProject First aid articles has a list of articles included in this project. Please make specific improvement comments on the discussion page of the article, perhaps using a {{todo}} template.

First aid related articles
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
ABC (first aid)	ok; needs 2nd perspective	Rewrite unnecessary; it's pretty good
Abdominal thrusts	remove howtos	Besides too much walkthrough, this article is pretty good.
Artificial respiration	remove howtos	Needs overhaul; dead link, too much howto
AVPU system	good	needs picture
Bandage	stub	content needed
Bleeding	needs expert
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	good	CPR is a featured article on fr.wikipedia. It could use more info, if somebody knows French...
Direct pressure	stub & merge	Needs content; merge with Emergency_bleeding_control
Emergency action principles	walkthrough	Just a walkthrough, perhaps delete it and rewrite it.
Face shield	Stub, expand it	Needs to be expanded
First aid	good	now lets make it featured!
Golden day	stub	needs citations
Golden hour (medicine)	good
Jaw thrust	stub	I've put something up, but a review would be nice Mattvct
Pressure point (first aid)	not first aid!	Should be removed from part of this project, imho
Public access defibrillation	needs expert	Lots of potential, but as it stands this article is a mess. Will try to see to it sometime soon. --John24601 20:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Recovery position	pretty good	still has some howto's in the Purpose and Precaution sections. St.isaac
~~DR ABC~~	redirected	This article now redirects to ABC (first aid). It has been merged.
RED	needs creation
Rescue breathing	needs expansion
RICE	needs expansion
Tourniquet	remove howtos	Besides too much walkthrough, this article is very good.
Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician	needs opinion	no longer a stub but need opinions Mattvct
Wilderness First Aid	remove howtos	This article needs a complete rewrite. An expert was requested; I'll try to get to it soon. St.isaac 02:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Wilderness First Responder	stub	Article could use expansion and a professional opinion Fmandog85 15:56, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Basic life support	needs opinion
Certified first responder	needs opinion
OPQRST	needs opinion	Mattvct
SAMPLE History	needs opinion	Mattvct
Good Samaritan law	needs opinion
Guedel pattern airway	needs opinion	No articles link to this page. Add links! St.isaac

[edit] Current Proposals

~~Merge DR ABC into ABC. -- St.isaac 19:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)~~ Done!
Merge Direct pressure, Pressure point (first aid) and a summary of Tourniquet into Emergency bleeding control. -- St.isaac
~~Delete AVPU and move AVPU system to it. --John24601 07:55, 31 August 2006 (UTC)~~ Done!
The Wikiproject should really be the first aid white cross on green background seen in the First aid article, as the Star of life is more used by Emergency medical services, and the International Standards Organisation recognises the white cross, not the star of life