How long does a cast need to be worn for a hairline fracture in the wrist?
The actual damage done by carpel tunnel surgery surgery is generally healed within a couple of weeks. However the body's repairs to the damage that has taken place to the median nerve can run into months and may possibly never return to normal. strength returns to the muscles in the hands and fingers very quickly if they were not weakened to badly.
Why is it important to have a first aid kit?
First Aid is important for your wounds because it helps prevent scarring and infection.
When you suspect fracture, dislocation, impaled object, or spinal injury.
Why do people use rubbing alcohol to break a fever?
You should not apply isopropyl alcohol directly to the forehead or anywhere else on the body. Isopropyl alcohol, unlike ethyl (drinkable) alcohol, is toxic to the body. In small amounts applied to wounds, it is not harmful, but since isopropyl alcohol is easily absorbed by the skin, it can rise to toxic levels very quickly. However, since rubbing alcohol is offered as either isopropyl or ethyl alcohol, if you have a purely ethyl alcohol and water- based rubbing alcohol, it can be used for this purpose. However, it should first be diluted with more water since it is of a very high concentration that is still harmful to the body. Use about 1 part ethyl rubbing alcohol, 2-4 parts water. Obviously, do not use this on young children because it has the same effect as if you gave them alcohol to drink.
Sure won't hurt, it also won't help. It might feel cooling but it won't significantly affect your internal body temp. You need to rid your body of infection or take a medication that will lower your temp such as aspirin, acetominphen, or ibuprofen. However, don't take aspirin if you are under 15 years old because of the risk of Rye's Syndrome. Studies have shown that using isoprpyl alcohol and water baths for fever can be dangerous. The fumes from the mixture can be harmful to both the person being bathed and the person giving the bath as they can be absorbed through the lungs. The isopropyl alcohol can also be absorbed by the skin when applied to the skin. The amount of alcohol that would be used in a bath could lead to alcohol toxicity. Medical studies have shown that inhalation or absorption from the skin could lead to toxic levels of isopropyl alcohol.
How bad is a sunburn when you get blisters?
Its a 2nd degree burn...It will heal. Try and wear sunscreen and cover the area when going out. Put burn ointment and Neosporin on the wound. Try to always keep it moist...and don't pop the blisters or peel...this will cause permanent damage to your skin.
Hey a second degree burn is worse you get that from fire
Vaseline is the trademark name of the petroleum jelly (petrolatum) sold by Unilever Corporation. Robert Chesebrough patented petroleum jelly in 1872, and his company was later merged as Chesebrough Ponds.
Yes, its prefectly normal and it actually is infection or your immune system does this as a reaction to infection.
A company is wound up through a legal process that involves settling its debts and distributing any remaining assets to shareholders. This can occur voluntarily, when the owners decide to dissolve the company, or involuntarily, through a court order due to insolvency. The winding-up process typically involves appointing a liquidator to oversee the sale of assets, payment of creditors, and fulfillment of any legal obligations. Once all financial matters are resolved, the company is officially dissolved and removed from the register of companies.
What should you do if your one year old eats a bottle of baby aspirin?
ANY time a child or baby consumes something that could endanger their health, call 911 immediately. DO NOT get online and wait for a question to be answered that may not be answered for weeks!
They do not want to circulate the air with the air from the outside, because hospital air could lead to airborne infection. That is my bet why they are cold. ---- As a doctor i work in hospitals all the time and I've not noticed that they are cold. It may be that they are very large places and large places are often hard to heat. Places such as; airports, schools and churches may experience the same problems.
What to do when your bleeding from the upper right quadrant of the forehead?
depending on the size and amount of blood you can either just bandage it up or go to hospital for a check-up
What should you do if someone has a severe bleeding wound on their leg?
Apply firm pressure to the wound and hold it until you stop the bleeding.
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1) first try direct preasure as stated above
2) if that doesnt work elevate wound higher than the heart if possible
3) next use one of the arterial presure points above the wound such as the femoral artery in the groin for a leg wound
4) if bleeding continues a tourniquet may be needed if the wound is in a place it can be used - improper use of a tourniquet can be dangerous so learn how to use one
5) with severe wounds where an artery has been cut it may be necessary to pinch the artery - if you do you cannot let go until help arrives or it can be fatal
also there are several common wild plants you can use directly on a wound that are safe and very effective to stop bleeding - the best is yarrow which is very common and grows most of the year all over the west where i am from and i have used it several times in emergancies
To dilate and observe ... If dilatation is slow or not existing, it can be a good indicator of a head or spinal injury which would indicate the need for immobilizing the patient and rush to x-ray for spine and Cat Scan for head to see where the problem may be ...
What are the roles of first aid?
The roles of a first aider.
1. to preserve life and thereafter, limb.
2. To prevent the condition from worsening.
3. To promote recovery.
These roles or objectives are those written in the St John First Aid Handbook/Manual.
yes and no. some germs could be bad to your health, for example, germs are the reason you get sick. but that is only a type of germ. there are germs every where! and not ALL of them are bad, some are bad, but not all. therefore, u should be careful with wat you tuch, but dont worry too much because not all germs are bad
What can you do to prevent your toenail from falling off?
If you hit your nail and it falls off that is perfectly normal. It even happened to me. All you need to do is keep a bandaid on it to keep out bacteria, and a couple weeks a new nail will grow back.
put a bandage on.
About how often should you stop and check for signs of life when performing rescue breathing?
Every 2 minutes check for signs of life when performing RB.
What happens to you when you cut your self?
You get alot of scars. The deeper you cut, the bigger the scars will be. Normally, it takes scars 7 years to heal...or they never do.
Cutting will turn into an addiction, so try and find another way to deal with things, such as hobbies, and talking to people.
What happens if you inhale freon?
Well from my experience at first when you inhale it your voice goes really deep kinda like the opposite of helium and then you get dizzy and your whole body feels as if it's throbbing and you feel all tingly on the inside or you feel like your insides are vibrating and your vision gets all messed up like it distorts reality and you can barely maintain your balance so you sometimes collapse to your knees and for my aftereffects I felt all giggly and like laughing alot but still it's not safe to inhale freon so do it at your own risk.
What are 3 classic signs of a stroke?
Unconsciousness, paralization, immobility, pain in rt arm.
Strokes are caused by either an 'embolis', (something foreign in the blood stream like a blood clot); a 'thrombosis', (occlusion of a blood vessel as a direct result of damage to a vessel; or an 'intra-cerebral bleed', (rupture of a vessel that has been weekend by an aneurysm.The initial signs and symptoms of a stroke are:DizzinessLoss of function of extremities on one side
Numbness
State of collapse
Hemiplesia
Unequal pupal dilation
Slurred speech
Rapid full pulse
Appearance of anemia and cyanosis
Hot and dry skin
Incontinence
Nausea
Vomiting
Coma
Dean HarrisWhy you should not burn fallen leaves?
You shouldn't burn fallen leaves because they can set other flammable things on fire, causing a deadly fire.