First Aid

Those who provide First Aid treatment ideally have the following abilities:

· The ability to gain control and apply rational thinking to a situation

· The ability to slightly disconnect from the situation as necessary.

· Creativity and quick application of memory and logic.

· The ability to suspend moral judgment of patients and simply treat the injury.

· Knowing when to act. And knowing when not to act.

When the skin becomes in contact with chemicals or acids that are corrosive, there are several procedures you can take depending on how sensitive the skin is to certain types of soaps and cleaners. Generally when skin does become in contact with chemicals, warm soapy water is applied to the area, and then flushed out with water. If other areas of the body are affected such as the eyes, in laboratories there are eye baths that's similar to a shower head, it's designed to sit in the eye socket and shoot water into the eye to remove any chemicals that are affecting the eye. Hope this helps! :-) Gingerboyy

If you do not seal a chest wound, when the victim's diaphragm contracts to draw air in to the lungs, air is pulled into the wound rather than through the trachea. Sealing the chest wound allows breathing to occur normally.

Alcohol should be consumed in moderation. doing so improves health and increases longevity. Enjoy it, but refrain from abusing it. Exessive consumption of alcohol can cause health and safety problems.

ligimant damage see your local doctor

* Check the casualty's level of response by shouting and carefully shaking the shoulders. * If the casualty is unresponsive, check breathing and pulse, and be prepared to resuscitate if necessary. Place the casualty in the recovery position. * Assess the need to contact a medical practitioner or the emergency service. * Protect the casualty from the cold, by insulating from the ground, and covering with a coat or blanket.

On ice

1 rescuer CPR for infant is 30 compressions to 1 breath.

The first aid box or kit is important as it contained vital emergency equipment to use in an emergency.

A box ensures it is kept in one place. The kit should be placed in a well known place. All family members or work colleagues should known its location. This ensures prompt response can be obtained if needed.

Bandages are the material used to secure dressings in place over a wound. As far as what to use, it depends on the wound. Typically, an open wound can be successfully dressed with gauze. In the field, we use either 4 x 4's or bulky gauze dressings for most wounds. In the case of an open chest or airway (neck) wound, we use what's known as an Occlusive Dressing, which is basically a thin cotton dressing covered with petroleum jelly. With most dressings, you use tape to secure the gauze in place by wrapping the dressing. With occlusive dressings, you secure three corners of the dressing with tape completely, but leave one corner either open, or loosely secured so that you can "burp" the dressing every 2 to 5 minutes to relieve pressure.

You get heat stroke because your body overheats and can't take it. Either because it is weak or old.

Dehydration or lack of body salts .

***Heat stroke is simply a body temperature above 40 degC. It typically happens when the body is in a warm environment and loses the ability to keep the core temp below 40. That can be because of the reasons above. It can also occur as a physiological side effect of many common compounds: booze, caffeine, amphetamines - anything that hampers the body's temperature regulation.

It happens anytime the body's heat production exceeds its ability to cool itself.****

Clean the area with alcohol and apply a cold compress. Hydrocortisone cream and/or Benadryl may be helpful.

If your tongue starts to swell up, your chest gets tight, or you feel any discomfort that might be an allergic reaction, call 911 or your doctor IMMEDIATLY!!!!!!

Your brain. Your hands. And useful items that are available.

Pinch the nose carefully between your Thumb and Forefinger, below the cartilage to stop help quinch the bleeding.

DO NOT TILT THEIR HEAD BACK

It will potentially cause aspiration of blood and may cause vomiting. The best thing to do is lean forward and pinch the nose

An unobstructed airway.

Usually this symptom is the result of an ear or sinus infection. Swallowing hard may open the eustachian tubes, which equalize pressure within the ear. but if you're clogged up, it may not help. YOur doctor can prescribe an otic solution that may help as well, as may decongestants and a humidifier in the room. If it becomes extremely painful, the ER can address this problem very effectively.

I would not use any steroid-based med on a boil. Boils are typically encapsulated pockets of bacteria -- your body's defense is to keep them bottled up until it can kill them. With an infection like that, using a med that reduces your immune reaction (which is the whole point of steroids) would be unwise. Don't try to "pop" it either -- don't want to express the pus intoyour system if it breaks the encapsulation in the wrong direction. If it's bad enough to cause you pain, consider getting it lanced, ideally by a professional. Really nasty boils may require the contents be cultured, and systemic antibiotics may be called for.

Capsaicin, the active ingredient in pepper spray is intended not to be lethal, but it does make treatment difficult. It binds to neuroreceptors and increases irriation which results in swelling, rather like an asthma attack when inhaled. In this instance it can be very dangerous indeed. It definitely causes bronchoconstriction as well.

The onset is swift (20 seconds) but the duration seems to be only 60 seconds (although I would like to see this verified). While this may be nonproblematical in most subjects, reaction to capsaicin may persist with others. I'd be inclined to worry about an anaphylactic or irritant-spasmodic reaction post exposure more than the actual compound itself.

For swelling, consider treatment with corticosteroids (IV and followup PO), and possibly epinehprine as well. This is a potentially a life threatening injury and should be a red item on the trauma scale, second to massive but controllable bleeding and restorable lethal arrythmia or asystole, in that it has a high chance of suscessful intervention if treated promptly.

pee in the toilet....then before you flush, dunk your cut in, trust me, it helps!!

also after that, put shampoo and detergent on it, and dry it with a hairdryer.

• Stop CPR
• Open their airway and look, listen, and feel for adequate breathing for no more than ten seconds
• If adequate breathing is present, attempt to wake them via firm tapping and shouting their name
• If they remain unconscious, place them into the recovery position and await EMS