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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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How do get rid of a tongue splinter?
Depending on how big the splinter is, you may need to see a doctor. However, you can begin to help the process at home. At a pharmacy, buy a bottle of hydrogen peroxide. At home, use the bottle cap for measuring. Put one CAP full (tiny, tiny amount) of hydrogen peroxide in a small glass. Add warm water to this. Have a second glass of water with only warm water-- no peroxide.
Sip a small amount of the peroxide water and swish in your mouth but do not swallow it. NOTE: this mixture will cause a foaming to occur. Keep spitting out the foam-- you can use the fresh water to rinse. Repeat with the peroxide mixture one more time. Spit, do not swallow. Follow with fresh water rinse and spit it out. You will feel bubbles in your mouth--that is ok. Just keep spitting it out.
You can repeat this rinse twice a day. Try not to pinch your tongue or play with the spot. If it is a tiny splinter, your body should send macrophages to the area to clean up the injury and push out the splinter (much like after a tooth extraction). But if the splinter is long or the site develops pus, a doctor may need to remove it for you. Do not try to remove it yourself.
What affects whether a wound becomes infected?
The chance of a wound becoming infected depends on the nature, size, and depth of the wound; its proximity to and involvement of nonsterile areas, such as the skin and gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What is the importance of safety in the laboratory?
The main safety devices in the laboratory include safety goggles, a gas mask, safety gloves, a first aid kit, eye wash, fire blanket and a fire extinguisher. Other safety items of importance are a telephone and a safety shower.
What is the chance of surviving a rattlesnake bite?
Very slim. To date, there has only been 6 survivors using a specialized protocol called the Milwaukee protocol. This involves putting the patient in a drug-induced coma, and essentially treating the symptoms, hoping for the patients immune system to mount a response.
What items should be in a first aide kit?
The most important thing in a first aid kit is the roll of medical bandages.
How long do you keep stitches dry after getting them?
You have to keep stitches dry for at least two days after getting them. You should check with your doctor to see if they should be kept dry for a longer period of time.
Order of steps when caring for externally bleeding victim?
1: See where it is coming from
2: Grab a CLEAN rag and if there is none tear the nearest clean cloth and rap it around the bleeding person
3: Bring them to the nearest hospital if it is bad
Hope this answer helps you. Have a blessed day. :)
What is the method used to dislodge a blockage of the windpipe in a choking victim?
This would be the heimlich manoevre. this is used for choking. * If the victim shows signs of mild airway obstruction: * Encourage him to continue coughing, but do nothing else. * If the victim shows signs of severe airway obstruction and is conscious: * Give up to five back blows. ** Stand to the side and slightly behind the victim. ** Support the chest with one hand and lean the victim well forwards so that when the obstructing object is dislodged it comes out of the mouth rather than goes further down the airway. ** Give up to five sharp blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your other hand. ** Check to see if each back blow has relieved the airway obstruction. The aim is to relieve the obstruction with each blow rather than necessarily to give all five. * If five back blows fail to relieve the airway obstruction give up to five abdominal thrusts (see Heimlich manoeuvre below). ** Stand behind the victim and put both arms round the upper part of his abdomen. ** Lean the victim forwards. ** Clench your fist and place it between the umbilicus (navel) and the bottom end of the sternum (breastbone). ** Grasp this hand with your other hand and pull sharply inwards and upwards. ** Repeat up to five times. * If the obstruction is still not relieved, continue alternating five back blows with five abdominal thrusts.
How long will water last in a well?
Water will stay in a well as long as the bottom of the well is above the water table.
Why is it necessary not to crowd around an injured person?
crouding around can make it uncomfterble for the patent, hard for the medics to do there job and someone might step on or fall on the patent.
Which of the following would not be first aid for a third degree burn?
For third and electrical burns(charred/burned skin), you call 911. Then you cover the burn with a sterile bandage. DO NOT apply ointments, gels, or creams. DO NOT run under water or apply ice. DO NOT attempt to remove the clothing from affected area.
What are the Key Skills Required for 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.
What do you call someone who likes to get hurt?
A person who enjoys pain or humiliation, especially in a sexual context, is called a masochist. A person who likes to inflict pain or humiliation without consent of the victim is called a sadist.
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"Munchausen syndrome is a condition in which a person intentionally fakes, simulates, worsens, or self-induces an injury or illness for the main purpose of being treated like a medical patient."Copied from eMedicineHealth -- see links
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What is the proper first aid procedure when a chemical spills on someone's skin?
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
Why must you seal a chest wound?
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.
tip: make sure your arm is right in the middle of the sling or it won't work
How do you cure a cut on your ankle that's infected?
== == Take the person to the doctor as soon as possible.
Or(as a first-aider), if it is just a minor infection and there is no doctor you could go to, make sure there is a clean bandage and clean tissue or cotton. Let the fluid flow out of the wound while wiping it with tissue, then slowly bandage the wound, making sure that the surrounding skin area is clean. If the infection is in the foot, get a clean bucket and pour hot water into it, the warmer the better. Then place your foot gently into the water. Many people who do this immediately pull their foot out from the heat of the water and change the water to a temperature they accept. Please do not do that. Instead, slowly push your foot down into the water to avoid suffering from the pain. Your foot will get used to the temperature. The heat of the water opens the wound and takes the infection out a little at a time. You should keep your foot in and wait at least a few hours until the swelling is gone.
first you need to wash the affected area or the wound with soap and water and then apply hydrogen peroxide path dry the wound after put betidine if the patient is diabetic dont put betadine because it cant help after all the proccedure put a clean gauze and mciropore
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.
What is the first aid for an alcohol burn?
* 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.
