First Aid

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under First Aid, the JAMB Physical and Health Education syllabus expects you to study:

• 1. First Aid a. Definition of first aid b. Aims and principles of first aid c. Qualities of a first aider d. First aid box and contents e. Common injuries that require first aid – cuts, wound, sprain, strain, dislocation, fracture f. Special conditions that require first aid – bleeding, burn, scald, shock, poisoning g. Agencies/bodies involved in first aids –St.
• John’s Ambulance, Red Cross Society

Study notes & guidance

Study First Aid using a recommended Physical and Health Education textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Physical and Health Education, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying First Aid, you should be able to:

1. Define first aid;
2. State the aims and principles of first aid;
3. Outline the qualities of a first aider;
4. List the contents of the first aid box and their uses;
5. Identify types of common injury;
6. Identify types of common condition that require first aid;
7. Identify agencies involved in fist aids services.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Physical and Health Education syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.