First Aid

Norovirus is said to not be airborne. You have to get the virus in your system, typically through your mouth. If someone who is carrying the germ touches something with uncleaned hands, then you touched that and put your hand in your mouth or ate with dirty hands then you can get it. Also, in reasturants, if whomever has preparred your meal had it you may get it if your food was contaminated. They say the only way it is airborne, is if someone is vomiting while you are near and the particles are spewed into the air for you to breathe before they land on a surface

The large shield-shaped Pentatomoidea bugs will bite people and pets with their large piercing mandibles, but usually only when disturbed. Most times you will only get sprayed by their horrible odor.

With any injury the first thing that you should evaluate is the ABC's, airway, breathing, and circulation. With a cut finger airway and breathing are most likely not of much concern unless the finger got cut in addition to another injury such as a fall. Here the immediate concern is the "c" part of the equation, circulation. This means that your biggest concern is blood loss. The first thing you want to evaluate in terms of circulation is to quickly determine what kind of vascular injury is present. If it is an arterial injury the blood will be a bright red and will bleed in "spurts" that correlate with the heart beat. This is the most serious injury to expect in this case because one can loose a lot of blood quickly if untreated. If the injury is to a vein (most likely in this case) then the blood will be a darker red and will ooze out slowly. An injury to a lesser vessel such as capillaries is of less significance. The cut should be cleaned under cold water, dried, and bandaged. Ideally, you should use an antibiotic cream (such as neosporin) applied to the bandage to minimize infection. Until the bandage can be applied try to keep your hand above your heart to reduce blood loss and make bandaging easier. Ice may also be applied. Multiple layers of bandaging may be needed. If the bleeding seems severe or doesn't stop after twenty minutes then you should consider going to an emergency room or urgent care clinic. Long term, you should be concerned with infection. Although you may have used neosporin, you may still get an infection from bacteria on your skin such as staph or strep, or from the source of the cut (i.e., tetanus from a piece of metal found in the dirt that cut your finger). Infection can be suspected if the tissue around the cut becomes tender, turns red or purple, and/or you come down with a fever within days after sustaining the cut. In this case you need to get professional treatment.

Yes if your tongue has been burned by a hot bevarege or food it may cause some small dots on your tongue. If this happens, your tongue may feel pain, it will probably feel kind of like sand paper at first but you may put an ice cube and that will make it feel better. The tougue is a very sensitive organ so be very careful,or you will feel a slight dose of pain.

A sling is used to hold and support an injured limb, typically an arm. However, on its own, a sling does not restrict movement in all directions. A second securement - known as a swath, is therefore used.

In the context of an arm sling, a swath is a piece of cloth wrapped over the sling and humerus, around the torso and under the opposite shoulder. This reduces movement of the injured arm in the transverse plane much better than with the sling alone.

A splint is a device used for support or immobilization of a limb or the spine. It is used by the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders to temporarily immobilize a fractured limb before transportation. It is also used by health professionals such as occupational therapists, and physiotherapists.

Many automobile passengers suffer neck injuries when struck by cars from behind, due to the force of the accident. This type of injury is called a whiplash and actually causes displacement of the neck vertebrae as well as injuring the muscles in the neck.

The Red Cross symbol was derived from the symbol of a red cross on a white background on the reverse of the Swiss flag. It represented neutrality.

Apparently, hydrogen peroxide can help with wrinkles. First of all you dab a little hydrogen peroxide on your wrinkles using a cotton pad, then apply some olive oil in circular motions for 30 seconds.

The best way to create awareness about first aid is to have multiple campaigns informing people what they can do. Many people will retain the information if they contribute to the development of campaigns.

Do only what you are trained to do. If it is severe, call 911.

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The importance of proper carry and transfer of injured victims is that when you know the proper carrying and transferring methods you can transfer them to a safer place away from the danger area safely.

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