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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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If you were stranded on an island what kind of knife would you need?

any knife that would help keep you alive! any knife that would help keep you alive!

Why is rubbing alcohol a good liquid to use in a simple thermometer?

Rubbing alcohol is a good liquid to use in a simple thermometer because it expands when heat ia added to it. When cold temperatures are added to it, it regroupes.

What does a red cross tattoo mean?

i don't now what cross means but in a lot of things they say that red is a evil color

Can you use rubbing alcohol for razor bumps?

If you like to peel yourself off the ceiling from the pain. Use Lanocaine if it's sore and also Aveeno lotion will stop any itchiness and keep your skin smooth. I suggest you use a gel instead of foam and stay away from electric razors!!! Use a good razor that drug stores use with a blade and shave as your dad did.

What are contrainidcations and indications of using saline solution in wounds?

I don't believe there are any contraindications. Normal saline or sterile saline is usually the fluid of choice to help irrigate or debride wounds. It is usually used because it has little to no effect on the tissues.

But it is contraindicated when Acticoat products are to be used on the wound, due to the fact that Acticoat has silver in it. It is recommended that sterile water be used instead.

How do you treat a bullet wound?

Get medical attention ASAP. It's not advisable to take treatment by yourself in this case. Never pull the bullet from the body as if it was lodged in vital areas like nerves or arteries it would result in uncontrollable bleeding. You can use tourniquet or belt to tighten around the affected part to cut the blood flow.

When not to use rubbing alcohol?

When used rubbing alcohol is a fairly safe cleaning agent. The main problem its effectiveness as a solvent, sometimes it will destroy the item when trying to clean the item. It is not for some surface.

Rubbing alcohol should always be used in a well ventilated area. Keep rubbing alcohol away from painted surfaces, shellac, lacquer, and some man made fabrics.

Do limbo dancers use rubbing alcohol?

There is a style of limbo dancing where you dance under a bar, where it is lit on fire in advance -- or by the dancer spitting alcohol onto it as he passes by.

How long can you live for when you rupture your brachiocephalic vein?

In the field this is presents a challenge. If the first responder can control bleeding (internal, external) until the patient is in the operating room, a good vascular surgeon can save this one, so it's not necessarily instantly nor universally fatal. The answer to this question depends on the amount of blood loss. Complete severing of the subclavian, jugular or either inominate with no control whatsoever results in massive blood loss. I'd say you have max 1-3 minutes before mortality. However, anything that controls bleeding increases that time, and I would not say this injury 100% lethal. Some of the factors invovled are: * Size and margins of the rupture -- large, irregular wounds in vessels are a lot harder to control than small, clean wounds. * Location -- is it somewhere that you can get to with pressure? Is there an open wound that will facilitate access? * Is the bleed internal, external or both? * Is the vessel functionally severed?

Why can't you put ice in a sock?

There is no specific reason, generally, that prohibits putting ice in a sock. It would help, though, if the socks are clean and not smelly!

Here are some logical reasons that you would not put ice cubes in socks:

  1. feet are already in the socks
  2. the socks are to small, for example, an infant's socks would likely only hold 1 cube in each one
  3. the socks were made into sock puppets, so someone's hands are in them
  4. the socks were made into sock dolls, so they are full of stuffing
  5. the socks were cut to make rags so there is no fabric to surround the ice cubes
  6. the old socks were cut into strips to make a rag rug
  7. someone cut the toe area off the socks, to wear socks with flip flops, for example
  8. two socks went into the laundry but only one sock came back, and the remaining one was grieving the loss of its mate
  9. the socks have big holes and you do not know how to darn the holes (To darn means to fill the holes up with thread to repair the socks.)
  10. you live in the tropics and don't own socks!

What is a victim of war?

A victim of war is someone directly impacted by the war. This includes soldiers who are injured or kills or citizens who are put into danger.

Can you use rubbing alcohol to break a fever?

Yes you can and hospitals will use this method on occasion. Also if a child has a high fever you can cool them down in a bath tub with cold water, but please keep in contact with your family doctor before doing so.

NO DONOT LISTEN TO THIS ADVICE ABOVE, A CHILD WITH A HIGH FEVER WILL GO INTO SHOCK IF YOU PLACE THEM IN COLD WATER. GIVE THEM 2 TEASPOONS OF CHILDRENS MOTRIN EVERY TWO HOURS, THEN SWITCH TO TYLENOL,ALTERNATE THIS METHOD MAKE SURE TO KEEP THEM HYDRATED WITH PEDIALYTE OR WATER IF THEY CAN KEEP IT DOWN.

Alcohol can be applied to a child or adult to break a fever but DO NOT use large quantities of it on the body.It should be preferably applied on the bottom of the feet or other small areas.By using significant amounts on large parts of the body has the potential to cause cerebral depression if absorb which can lead to neurological deficit or even death.Also, placing a child or even an adult with a high fever can cause them to go into shock or even cause seizures.

IF A child has just stuck scissors into an uncovered electrical outlet ONE SHOULD immediate actions would be to WHAT?

Assuming I am wearing dry leather shoes with rubber soles, and I'm not standing in water, I would kick the child's hand away (gently) from the scissors to break the circuit (without me getting electrocuted as well). To try to turn off the power at the mains would take too long. Also, my rubber soles meant I was not grounded to earth, and I could grasp the child's dry clothing (using one hand) and drag the child away to safety.
Obviously, the better option would be to not allow an open electrical outlet, an unsupervised child armed with metal scissors anywhere near electrical appliances and installations whatsoever.
There is the possibility that the electrical shock would throw the child clear - then the emergency services and administering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) if the child is unconscious would possibly be needed.

What are the limitations of a first aider?

nutting oh man you must think im so smart to know know that weirdo

Can you go in a pool with a scraped knee?

sure. it won't hurt you, if that's what you're asking. if anything, the chlorine will clean the wound.

Give examples of descriptive and inferential statistics?

Descriptive: Last semester, the heights of students at a certain college ranged from 5-6 ft.

Inferential: Eating garlic can lower blood pressure.