The ABC Rule of First Aid

7. Whatever the problem appears to be, apply direct pressure. Everybody agrees on this. 8. Also remember the “ABC” rule of first aid: A Bone Coming out through the skin is very bad.

A cropped page from a first-aid text lists rules for handling emergencies. The joke is that the “ABC” rule is humorously reduced to “A — Bone,” followed by the blunt warning that a bone coming through the skin is very bad. It is shared as a dry, absurd reaction to obvious or alarming situations. EN: A cropped page from a first-aid text lists rules for handling emergencies. The joke is that the “ABC” rule is humorously reduced to “A — Bone,” followed by the blunt warning that a bone coming through the skin is very bad. It is shared as a dry, absurd reaction to obvious or alarming situations.

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