Editing First aid (section)

=== Wider protocols ===
These are the protocols that do not only deal with direct care to the victim but they also mention other complementary tasks (before and later).

==== European protocol ====
This method has been studied and employed for a long time in many European countries, as France.<ref>{{cite web |last=Croix-Rouge francaise |title=Les 4 étapes pour porter secours |url=http://croix-rouge.fr/Je-me-forme/Particuliers/Les-6-gestes-de-base/Les-4-etapes-pour-porter-secours |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522153855/http://croix-rouge.fr/Je-me-forme/Particuliers/Les-6-gestes-de-base/Les-4-etapes-pour-porter-secours |access-date=2024-10-30 |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |language=fr-FR}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> It is a reference, of a certain reputation, that could be applied solely or to a certain degree, usually combining it with the common csABCDE (ABCDE) method or its simplified CABD (ABC) variant about [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation#Compressions with rescue breaths|cardio-pulmonary resuscitation]]. The European method has a wider range than them, and their steps include tasks that are previous to the first aid techniques themselves.

These are its steps (with no official mnemonic that helps to remember them):

* '''Protection''' for patients and rescuers. If dangers are present, the patient would be moved to a safer place with a careful management of any detected spinal injury.
* '''Evaluation''' of the patient (looking for priorities as critical bleeding and cardiac arrest).
* '''Alerting''' to medical services and bystanders.
* '''Performing''' the first aid practices. The '''CABD (or ABC)''' method for [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation#Compressions with rescue breaths|cardio-pulmonary resuscitation]] and many details of the wider '''csABCDE (or ABCDE)''' method would be included in this step.