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No; request help and follow healthcare instructions.
No. Do not select or administer medication on your own initiative: it may worsen the situation or interfere with care. Call 112 and follow its instructions, reporting known usual medication. Healthcare may include professionally indicated treatment. This first-aider precaution is not an absolute ban on all medication in every circumstance.
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No; request help and follow healthcare instructions.
Yes, any medication if only a small amount is given.
Yes, always give anti-inflammatory drugs on your own initiative.
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Como persona sin formación sanitaria que auxilia tras un accidente, ¿debe dar medicamentos al herido por iniciativa propia?
- Sí, siempre debe dar antiinflamatorios por su cuenta.
- Sí, cualquier medicamento si da poca cantidad.
- No; debe pedir ayuda y seguir las indicaciones sanitarias.(Correct answer)
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