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First Aid
First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a lay person to a sick or injured casualty until definitive medical treatment can be accessed.
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What is the approprite time to render First Aid?
when is the appropriate time to render First Aid and why do i need to learn First Aid
How can i clean poson ivy from a backpack?
Soap and scrubbing. If you call either the makers of your backpack, or where you bought it, they'll be able to recommend a cleanser. However, if they don't, a good dishwashing liquid and a soft scrub brush and time should do the job just fine. Remember to glove up when you scrub.
It could. If it doesn't heal within a couple of days I would see your doctor.
I am writing a paper on a collection of sling stones my father collected 50 years ago in the Pacific Islands. Part of the collection are 250+ sling stones. These were weapons used by (written) prehistoric people of the islands. These sling stones are shaped like little footballs and when thrown by a sling can kill an enemy.
I really want to understand the physics of these stones when thrown by a sling of leather or woven plant material.
Thank you,
Al
How many millilitres are in a centimeter?
The units are incompatible. Centimetres measure linear distance, millilitres measure volume.
What is the best way to relieve severe choking in a responsive adult?
After asking if the person is choking and if they need help: Perform abdominal thrusts. If that doesn't work, lay the victim on their back and perform chest compressions.
I had an elderly woman almost die in my arms today. After chocking on her meal, her breathing was completely obstructed. 3-4 people attempted abdominal thrusts with no success. As she began to lose consciousness, I took over the attempts. I correctly applied the Heimlich Maneuver with all of my strength with no avail.
After she lost consciousness, I lay her down on the floor and a petite 28-year old woman said she wanted to apply chest compressions. The crowd objected saying that was only for heart attacks. The young woman persisted, saying that she had recently learned this technique in a first aid class. Within 30 seconds of chest compressions, bubbles started coming out of the elderly woman's mouth and she slowly started breathing again (still unconscious).
Here's further research that I later found. In a previous case report a standard chest compression successfully removed a foreign body from the airway after the Heimlich manoeuvre had failed. Based on this case, standard chest compressions and Heimlich manoeuvres were performed by emergency physicians on 12 unselected cadavers with a simulated complete airway obstruction in a randomised crossover design. The mean peak airway pressure was significantly lower with abdominal thrusts compared to chest compressions, 26.4±19.8 cmH2O versus 40.8±16.4 cmH2O, respectively (P=0.005, 95% confidence interval for the mean difference 5.3-23.4 cmH2O). Standard chest compressions therefore have the potential of being more effective than the Heimlich manoeuvre for the management of complete airway obstruction by a foreign body in an unconscious patient.
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You inhaled bleach powder Should you see a doctor?
Read the back of the packet/bottle. If it's harmful yes, if you don't think you have changed/been harmed no. However I would see your doctor just incase.
Jaw-Thrust Technique
What does a babysitter have to do?
Well, a babysitter must be a responsible teenager or adult. The babysitter should be able to take care of the children, put them to sleep, change their diapers, get them to stay in their freaking beds and not come out every five seconds...
Knowing CPR and the Heimlich maneuver is probably a good idea. Knowing the parents' numbers and emergency numbers are probably more important.
When the kids are asleep, take advantage of the house's TV and computer (only if you asked permission!) Feel free to eat their food.
As to getting paid? Don't let yourself be taken advantage of. You should be paid 7-10 dollars an hour. More if the kids are under two.
What hazards may be present in a first aid situation?
the most common hazard is the patent themselves. they might be releasing bodily fluids (blood, spit etc). but all so sometimes what injured them could injure you allso. and of corse common hazards like slips falls and such.
If you put two cuts on your fingers together would they fuse?
Conceivably, if you debrided all the skin, created a sterile environment, and then bonded them together until they healed, it's possible. But you won't see it happening as there is no reason anyone would really want to do this, is there? :}
Right ribcage is swollen with discoloration?
See a doctor. Could be an internal bleeding, could be a very slow hemothorax which you wouldn't kow by yourself until you couldn't breath comfortably any more, or it could be just be that you got kicked by a horse and don't remember it?
Is a peony leaf toxic to dogs?
Yes. All parts of the Peony plant are poisonous for dogs and for people too. Use care allowing access to the plants and leaves. See the related link for more information.
Water conducts electricity and is therefore contraindicated for use on energized electrical equipment, however it is much cheaper than the chemicals that can be used on energized equipment making it more economical when water is able to be used. Similarly water should not be used on grease fires as it will spread out the grease and the fire rather than smothering it.
Hyperthemia medical treatment and maintenance?
This condition is the complete opposite to that of hypothermia. Hyperthermia is the condition where the body overheats too much during the summer time. The best thing that you can do for individuals that are in these sort of situations are: # Removing the patient from the source of heat # Cool down the patient by using a sponge and a fan # Replace lost fluids with either ice chips, if the person is in bad condition, or by water with a small amount of electrolytes if it is a mild case. # If it turns into a serious case, or the patient looses consciousness, you will need to call 911 or visit the local emergency room immediately.
No, it sounds like a normal reaction to exercise to me. Severe asthma would be like trying to breath in through a straw, you would wheeze and feel an abnormally tight chest.
Will a pharmacy sell you iodine?
Depends -- As of August of 2007, iodine became a federally regulated chemical because of its use as a catalyst in methamphetamine production. I am a manager at a large retail pharmacy and in the last 2 years or so, they have been pulling their stock of iodine products. Whether or not this is part of a gov't mandate or because the company does not want the liability is unclear to me.
Name the layer of skin that peels off after a minor sunburn?
Stratum Corneum, layer of the epidermis.
What is used to immobilized the extremity after a fracture has been splinted and a sling applied?
Swathe
How much soap and water should you put on a scrape?
Enough to clean it, which would bevthe same amt you put On a wash cloth to wash Your body in the ahower. Seriously? You really needed to ask this question? There is no ratio for soap to water.
