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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 first step when administering first aid?
That depends on what's wrong. You should not administer first aid if you don't know what you're doing. If you would like to learn, the American Red Cross gives first aid instruction at a reasonable cost.
How do you care for popped burn blister?
Clean it gently with soap and water. Trim away dead skin. If it's less than the size of a quarter (2cm or 2/3in), you can rinse it with hydrogen peroxide or betadine, bandage, and do a wound check every day or two until it heals. If it's over 1" (3cm) in diameter, you may want to see a doc and see if you can get something like Silvadene (Silver Sulfadiazine topical) ointment prescribed for it, which you'd apply either daily or twice a day usually. Larger than 2" diameter or so needs to be seen by a professional.
What is first aid for tick bites?
1.wash the area with plenty of soap and water for 10-15 minutes.
2.take antirabies vaccination for 1 month.(5-6 injections)
3.take antibiotics and pain killers for 7 days.
4.tetanus toxoid injection.
What is in triple antibiotic ointment?
Triple antibiotic ointment usually contains bacitracin, polymixin and neomycin in a petrolatum base. There may be some other minor ingredients, but those are the "triple antibiotic" part of the ointment.
Those 3 antibiotics help to stop bacterial infections by both compromising the bacterial cell walls and also inhibiting the protein synthesis of the bacteria. The bacteria needs the its cell with to live and protein synthesis to grow and thrive.
What does FAST stand for in first aid?
Fast is an acronym for signs/symptoms and treatment of Stroke.
F: Facial Droopiness- Does the face shape suddenly change?
A: Arm Droopiness- Ask person to hold out arms straight. Does one arm drop?
S: Speech- Is the speech slurred or sound funny?
(If any person shows ANY of the signs above)...
T: Time- Time to call for an ambulance.
The fore-and-aft carry.
The two-man fore-and-aft carry is used to transport a conscious or unconscious casualty and is the preferred two-man carry for moving a casualty for a long distance.
When should you use a quick clot gauze?
There are several different kinds of hemostatic dressings, each of which requires specific training to use. For this question I am going to assume that you are asking about the QuikClot Combat Gauze in use by the US Army.
Combat Gauze is a compressed gauze strip that is impregnated with the non-burning QuikClot hemostatic agent. It works by binding to blood and forming a large artificial clot that, when used correctly, seals a bleeding artery.
Step-by-step:
- Apply strong, proximal (above) pressure to the affected limb. The goal is to cut off as much circulation as possible to the wound before applying the Combat Gauze. As an example, if you had a high groin wound with a bleeding femoral artery, try having a second person wrap both hands around the very top of the leg and squeeze as hard as they can.
- Use regular gauze to dry out the wound as much as possible. This is very important since the QuikClot clots as soon as it contacts blood. If you push it into a deep, bloody wound, you probably just wasted that Combat Gauze since the clot won't be formed at the actual cut on the damaged artery.
- Once the wound is dry(ish), stuff the Combat Gauze into the wound - all of it. Keep stuffing it down, layer after layer, as tight as you can.
- Once all the Combat Gauze is in, put strong direct pressure over the gauze for 2 minutes. This allows the clot to form up against the actual bleed site, cementing it closed.
- After two minutes, release the direct pressure. The wound should not bleed. If it does, the application failed
- Bandage the wound thoroughly and tape the Combat Gauze package to the outer wrap.
What is the standard time it takes to complete a first aid course?
usually is a 2 day course and contains
CPR
bandaging
basic anatomy and physiology
epi-pen
DRABCD
some contain triage
it depends where you are, and who is teaching, and what level of first aid for other things
What country did aids first come from?
HIV and AIDS first originated in Africa, it was first spread in monkeys (not sexually) and when the local ate the monkeys they would be infected and over time the virus mutated to be passed on as an STD and normal bodily fluid contacts.
What is the best way to get something out of your eye?
rinse your eye out with water. also rub it outwards towards the sides of your head. and blink a lot. =================================================== DON'T RUB! The best way to get something out of your eye is to 'cry' it out naturally. Some drug stores might have an 'eye cup' that you fill with water, then you lean forward and put your eye in the water, and tip the whole thing up so the water washes it out. Maybe an eyedropper and plain water would help. It is probably just as good to lie on your back in a bathtub, then slide underwater, face up, and open your eye. (Don't do this if you've used any soap or shampoo in the water.)
By the presence of what is the frostbitten foot identified?
It's the presence of white spots that identifies the frostbitten foot. As a sign of the increasing seriousness of the frostbite, the patches may be grayish yellow or grayish blue. Whatever the color, the foot feels firm and waxy on being touched. Initially, it feels cold and numb. In very serious cases, blisters appear.
How do you sleep with swimmers ear?
Swimmers ear is an Infection of the ear canal. it can be cured by per scribed ear drops from your doctor. The pain is very severe you can Apply heat, and take Advil or Ibuprofen to help reduce pain.
An infected wound is going to become quite red and tender. It may leak pus or whitish-yellowish pus may be visible underneath the skin. There will be red streaks trailing away from the wound.
An infection can become extremely serious because it means that bacteria has entered the wound site and is complicating proper healing. It may lead to a life threatening sepsis which is when your body becomes overwhelmed by toxic fluids.
It is a metal plate that is taped or fastened against a broken or sprained bone or object to keep it from moving. movement can worsen the break or sprain.
If by "heals" you mean stops the bleeding, hemostatic agents like QuikClot are of great use. otherwise all the normal keep it clean, covered and possily is vitaminE lotions help.
Honey, surprizingly, is useful too.
Can you survive a black widow bite?
Yes -- you almost always will survive a black widow bite. While Black Widows deal out a complex and nasty neurotoxin, they don't inject every time they bite (so many get off unscathed this way). Even if you are envenomated, most of the time it's an unpleasant but non-lethal experience. Those at greatest risk are infants (mostly due to low body mass), the elderly, and anyone who has a violent anaphylactic reaction to the venom. For instance, only Sixty-three deaths were reported in the United States between 1950 and 1990 -- Wikipedia -- Black Widow Spiders.
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A stroke is now called a CVA, (Cerebrovascular accident), and can be defined as a rapid developing loss of brain function(s) due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. Caused by a thrombosis, (occlusion), or embolism, (a blood clot something foreign in the blood stream). and intra-cranial bleeding, (burst blood vessel).CausesFactors that could lead to a stroke include advanced age, hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking and atrial fibrillation. Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk of a stroke.
Signs and Symptoms:HeadacheDisorientationConfusionAnxiousnessDizzinessLoss of function of extremities on one sideNumbnessState of collapseParalysis of mouthImpaired speechUnequal pupil sizeRapid strong pulseFlushed face with hot dry skinIncontinenceNauseaand can result in Coma
What is a technique used to stop bleeding?
The usual method is direct pressure, which will stop blood flow while clotting begins. Bandages are used to prevent the clots from opening up, and not to "absorb" the blood.
For serious injuries, compressing the arteries or veins supplying the tissue can stop the bleeding. One well-known method is the tourniquet, which tightens (sometimes by twisting) to compress the tissues around the blood vessels. Note that this only works if the bleeding is "below" (further down the bloodstream) than the tourniquet.
What is the use of petroleum jelly?
Petroleum jelly can be used for different things,
One thing it is used for is if you have dry or cracked skin use it as a lotion.
Another thing is many people use it for their own personal lubricant.
What is the most lethal man-made poison?
Dioxin is reputed to be the most dangerous man-made poison. It is 60,000 times more toxic than cyanide. A dose of only 50 micrograms is lethal for a human - that's a 1,000th of a small pill.
What Happens When You Swallow Ink From Ballpen?
Nothing Will Happen. You'll Be Okay. Because, If The Ink Is Poisonous, People Will Not Use It For A Ballpen. So The Ink From A Ballpen Is Not Poisonous. It Just Taste Weird, And Don't Do That.
