Alcohol is quite volatile, and will evaporate very easily -- far moreso than water. So if the alcohol packing is in any way compromised, even microscopically, you'll find dry pads in the pack. And this is a frequent occurrance.
However, maintained in sealed stated, I don't see a way that alcohol can decompose -- so no.
Does freezing your skin reduce pain?
If you're in your doctor's office and he sprays a little freon on the injection site to numb the skin, that does in fact reduce pain. But it doesnt FREEZE the skin. Freezing the skin is frostbite. It's often disfiguring and a heck of a way to lose toes. The difference is that, with the spray, it may even allow frost to form but nothing really gets frozen.
If your water heater is set at 160 degrees how long would it take to burn you seriously?
If you were to immerse your hand into 160F water, that would be sufficient to burn you most seriously, generating 2nd degree burns in under a minute -- easily. Given enough immersion time, 3rd degree burns are inevitable. However, that's not how you framed the question. If the water in your water heater is 160 degrees, that doesn't mean that's what's coming out of the tap, and it would be impossible to fill most sinks with 160F water if the water in the heater was 160F. Here's why: First, there's a lot of water in the pipes between the heater and the sink. That water will range from less than 160F near the heater to room temperature at the sink. However, in winter, the water nearest the outside wall may well be far below room temp. Even if you run the cooler water down the drain, the hot water from the heater is passing through colder pipes, and dropping calories all the way. Naturally, the material the pipes are made from, and the amount of insulation plays a part too. Once it hits the sink, it'll shed a huge amount of heat as it averages the temperature of the sink and its own higher temp, in order to reach stasis. In my house, where I run the heater at 140F, I can't get water out of the tap at over about 110F, over about a 30' run. So the answer is (and I don't mean to be too literal -- this is a problem my wife and I discuss a lot -- I like hotter baths :} ), that while 160F water is WAY over what you can safely stand as a human, setting your water heater to 160F doesn't mean that's what your bath temp is going to be.
What kinds of drugs are non-prohibited drugs?
Drugs that are non-prohibited are those you can buy over-the-counter like aspirin and cough syrups and those prescribed by a doctor.
let think it has something to do with an open head i wonder what that means maybe it means that his head is open bleeding and serious
Is triple antibiotic ointment and polysporin ointment the same?
No...triple antibiotic (neosporin) is bacitracin, neomycin, & polymixin B. Polysporin is bacitacin and polymixin B. Very similar though, just not identical!
If going to a hospital is not an option, one should begin by cleaning the wound. After cleaning the wound one should bandage the wound with sterile gauze. Many deep wounds may graze or sever either/both nerves and blood vessels. It would be most adviseable to go to a doctor so that they may properly suture the cut. If you ABSOLUTELY cannot go to a hospital (ex. in the middle of the woods with no hope of rescue) you should sterilize a needle and thread and then suture the wound yourself after cleaning the wound with plenty of boiled water (not boiling, boiled) and then wrap it afterwards.
Supplements of what amino acids are reported to lower blood pressure and reduce homocysteine levels?
Arginine
Properly applied first aid may mean the difference between?
In some cases, life and death- or being healthy instead of slowly recovering from an injury or infection.
An AGN is an active galactic nucleus, a compact region at the centre of a galaxy with a much higher than normal luminosity over some portion, possibly all, of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What alkaline do you need to treat a bee sting?
While slighty acidic, it's not the acids in apitoxin (bee toxin) that stings. Apitoxin is, as with most biotoxins, a complex combination of mostly proteins. So, treatment with a base is not indicated for bee stings. Instead, try ethanol (ETOH/grain alcohol)
Why should you keep a snakebite below your heart?
Assuming you mean a confirmed bite from a venomous species... You keep the bite area lower than the heart - because it slows the circulation of the injected venom through the victims blood stream. You can also apply a pressure bandage (NEVER use a tourniquet !) to the bite wound, which will also delay the venoms path through the victim's circulatory system.
What are the qualities of a first aider?
confident
sympathetic
resourceful
skilled
efficient
reassuring
intelligent
decisive
controlled
calm
quick
smooth
This is a combination of inflammation occurring through tissue swelling and heat as part of the natural immune response as well as cut blood vessels continuing to pump blood before thrombosing and closing.
Isopropyl (or methyl) alcohol (or possibly ethyl alcohol) normally has the name "rubbing alcohol" applied to it. It is alcohol suitable for external use only; it's not safe for consumption. It is packaged with a bit of water, and the alcohol content varies from one manufacturer to another. It's between 70% and 95% alcohol depending who the supplier is.
Rubbing alcohol can be used as a cooling rub for patients, or as an antiseptic. Note that alcohol should not be used as a disinfectant in an open wound -- it's painful and not great with disinfecting wounds.
its alcohol that you rub on your skin and it gets you wasted.
What should you do if you get a wood chip in your eye?
Try not to rub it, rinse with eye fluid, rest the eye if you can and the chip should eventually come out if it is still there after a day or so you may need to go get it removed by an eye doctor
What is the best way to treat sunburn?
This is what I do:
• take a bath & pour cold water on the burn
• put moisturizers on the burn (vitamins C &
E helps alot)
• put on moisturizer every thirty minutes
until redness has reduced
What are the functions of artery and vein?
Artery:
Vessels whereby Blood flows from the heart to the lungs & rest of organs and body (rich in oxygen).
Vein:
Vessels whereby Blood flows from organs and body to the heart (low in oxygen).
cardiovascular system
Why use spiderwebs on opens wounds?
In desperate situations you can use spiderwebs. They act as a crude bandage and may help to close wounds.
What sort of first aid do paramedics have?
Paramedics training in most states of USA is based on reviewing the entire EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) course ... After EMT has been reviewed and passed by the student whom is already an EMT at time of Paramedic Classes ... The review is just a starting point to refresh the students so that when the class continues on where a large amount of class and in the field requires a paramedic to combine the skills in EMT with his Paramedic to efficiently perform his/her duties ...
I myself is only an EMT but I have audited the Paramedic classes a few times to get a little feel of it ... The extra skills the Paramedic Classes teach in most states is how to read a 3 Lead cardiogram, plus knowledge of cardiac drugs and other drugs as well and to properly administer them thru IV (Intravenous Vein) most cases... They also learn how to do a blood draw if it is requested by hospital or is a protocol defined by the individual state he/she is licensed in ... Also have various drugs on board that helps in emergency diabetic situation as well as cardiac or respiratory arrest (CPR Work)
I know my answer is detailed and I hope you get what you are looking for here ... Remember check your state for specifics as I gave the general skills ... Some states are stricter than others in protocols and what medicines are allowed on ambulances and so on so forth...
What is used to support a fractured forearm wrist or hand after the fracture has been splinted?
A sling is used to keep the injured arm against the chest.