First Aid

Afrin & Ice. Stop moving around. Everytime you increase the pressue inside of your body (bending, coughing, flexing any muscles) or increase your heart rate, your nose bleeds, so be quiet & calm.

A good sunburn relief product is aloe lotion or spray.

The definition of first aid care is emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available. Lives are saved each year because people have learned what to do in emergency situations. For additional information on First Aid please visit Answers.com

To identify all injuries that need to be treated

In order to treat a burn on your hand it is important to know what type of burn it is. A superficial burn (known as a first degree burn) should be placed under cool running water. A partial-thickness burn (known as a second degree burn) will typically blister and should be submerged in cool water. A full-thickness burn (known as a third degree burn) is a serious medical condition and 911 should be called.

I have been doing it for over 70 years and my mother did before that. We have never had anything but good results. Is there a reason not to???

A compression fracture occurs when the normal vertebral body of the spine is squished, or compressed, to a smaller height. This injury tends to happen in two groups of people. First, are patients who are involved in traumatic accidents. When a load placed on the vertebrae exceeds its stability, it may collapse. This is commonly seen after a fall. The second, and much more common, group of patients are those with osteoporosis.

The best way to stop bleeding in the upper leg is through direct pressure. Apply a thick bandage and bind this with a crepe bandage.

Elevate the leg to make it harder for the blood to pump. This controls the bleeding fairly effectively. Seek for medical attention urgently if an artery is damaged. This may cause death fast if prompt medical attention is not sought.

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Alcohol is not the best choice for cleaning wounds. The reasons are that it's very painful for the patient, and unless you completely submerge the affected area, it's not very effective as a germicide. Alcohol is used more for disinfection instruments and sometimes the unbroken skin of a topical location prior to injection. Depending on the size of what you're disinfection, you can do the following: * For large open wounds, flushing with sterile saline works great. If the wound is infected, you can also fluch with antibiotics, but this is more of an inpatient treatment. * For small wounds, Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) 3 percent solution works very well. The good things about this antiseptic are that it loses that exrta oxygen atom as part of disinfecting, and all that remains is water, so it won't stain and will evaporate without leaving a residue. In clinical tests, it was rated as the most effective/deadly to germs of the topical antiseptics. The only problem is that oxydation also can injure healthy cells. Also, while Hydrogen peroxide can be safely used in the mouse (3%, spit it out when you're done), it should be kept away from other sensitive areas. If you have to use alcohol, you need one that has a relative high percentage of alcohol in the bottle. The minimum is 40% (or 80 proof). If you have to use ethanol (drinking alcohol), use vodka -- no additional stuff to cmplicate the procedure. Again though, alcohol is not the best to clean wounds.

Usually, no. However some people are hypersensitive to wasp venom and can have a very severe reaction called anaphylactic shock or anaphylaxis. If not treated quickly the person can die from that.

It's very important to take care of a complex concussion with making sure you are roused every few hours or so from sleep. If you start feeling things like confusion or have severe nausea/vomiting, you make sure to DEMAND a CT scan be done of your head. NOT an MRI...but a CT scan to check for any bleeds on the brain. An MRI will not always pick those up. Also...NO aspirin products! Tylenol based products only if you develop a headache while at home. You need to get a LOT of rest. Be aware that it can take a couple of weeks to fully recover from a complex concussion...so you have to take it easy. Low lights and avoid a lot of noise.

obviously turn off the water if its on. call 911 immediately. check to see if patient is breathing and has a pulse. If not initiate CPR. also, do not move patient as there could be neck or spinal injury. wait for paramedics to arrive.

Don't worry if you have swallowed an artificial tooth. It may come out either by womitting or by potty.

• Incision: a smooth cut made cleanly with a sharp instrument or object.
• Laceration: an irregular cut or tear, typically made accidentally or forcibly.

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An injured person can refuse treatment. Although you should explain the consequences if they refuse treatment. For example, if somebody has a wound and they refuse treatment you should explain how it could get infected if not treated.

However, if a patient has a possible injury to their head or is unable to make appropriate decisions due to a neurological condition then you could treat the patient but if you are a first aider then you should not treat the patient yourself and should contact 999 for further advice. As it is a grey area and can really depend on that specific case.

Secondary survey also known as secondary assessment is the process of discovering what has actually happened to the casualty and what injuries they have.

Secondary assessment is undergone after the primary assessments have been completed: (DR ABC- danger, response, airways, breathing and circulation) once it is clear that the casualty is breathing and whether they are conscious or not the secondary assessment can be underway.

from the head to the toes each part of the body is examined for bleeding, lumps and bumps, broken bones and deformities. As well as finding out about the physical injuries you should also look out for any medical alert bracelets which may state whether that person has an illness such as epilepsy; which in turn could be the reason for their collapse for example.

Compression and ice.

No, a stroke is also refered to as a cerebral vascular accident, it is when a blood clot or a bleed occurs in the brain. Heat stroke is when a person or animal gets overheated, eventually the portion of the brain that controls a persons aability to control body temperature is affected and they can no longer sweat to cool the body. Their temp becomes so high there is brain damage and often death.

An ambulance at the least, best if it carries intensive care equipment.

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Just like any other pill. Dilute it in water, heat, cotton, shoot!

This is incorrect. The xiphoid process is too high anatomically and wont do anything during the Heimlich. Proper hand positioning is a fingers width above the umbilicus (belly button).