First Aid

When you do first aid on someone, you are possibly saving their life. You are also stopping or slowing down a condition from worsening. It is the first thing you do when you notice someone needs immediate medical help.

For 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.

A sprained ankle can hurt one person and not another.

It just depends on a few things. First, it can depend on how sensitive you are to pain. My brother broke his arm in 3 places and did not cry, and when I fell off my bike and scraped my knee I was crying.

There are 3 types of sprained ankles: grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3. If you get a grade 1 ankle, you typically will have a little pain, swelling, and tenderness. With grade 1, the ligament is stretched or the fibers of the ligaments are ripped a little. You can tolerate putting your weight on it. With grade 2, some of the fibers are torn but not all of them so there is a big increase in pain, swelling, and tenderness. You usually will have difficulty putting pressure on that ankle. Grade 3 is the worse. The ligament is torn, and you can't put weight on it without a lot of pain. There is a lot of swelling and tenderness. You will need to stay off it (though you should stay off of any sprained ankle).

Remember RICE (Rest (stay off of it), Ice (20-30min), Compression (Ace bandage), and Elevation (for first 48 hours)). A broken or fractured ankle/ foot can free the same as a sprained ankle (there are similar symptoms), so it can be quite painful to have a sprained ankle.

A wound can become infected in seconds, as soon as microbes settle in. If you mean, how long does it take for a wound to show signs of infection, that's different. You should see early signs in as little as 2-3 hours, and certainly in 48 hours. But start that clock when the Infection hits -- not the wound. For example... I can get wounded at 1000 on a Saturday but, because my wife is a nurse, she'll treat the wound instantly and it won't infect. However, on Tuesday, while the wound is still open, I decide to walk barefoot down the creek outside my home. NOW it's infected, and that's when the clock starts. After that creek walk, I should see signs very soon, and I'd expect them to show no later tahn 48 hours. Once the infection starts, it simply gets worse until you clean it up, your body mounts a successful defense, or hopefully both. For minor wounds, wash in warm water and soap -- a lot -- until they're clean. Then apply betadyne, hydrogen peroxide, or both. Don't use alcohol because that will hurt and it isn't a great antiseptic.

Deformities

Open Wounds

Tenderness

Swelling

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There are three classes of burns. First degree, in which the skin is reddened. Second degree, in which the skin is blistered, and third degree, in which the skin is charred.

For a third degree burn, go to the emergency room.

For first or second degree burns, run cold water over the skin to cool things off. If the skin is not blistered, a topical ointment of xylocaine or benzocaine can be helpful.

when a patient forcibly exhales against a closed nose and mouth while bearing down, as if having a bowel movement, specific changes occur in blood pressure and the rate and volume of blood returning to the heart.

Rubbing Alcohol or an antiseptic

You do not have to be certified in CPR to try to help another. It is a good idea to be trained. You need to know when to use CPR as well as how to do it properly. Using CPR on someone who has a heartbeat can cause more damage than they already have. Plus, if you have a heartbeat but no breathing, you can use rescue breathing and save a life. Get the training.

It is used as a disinfectant to get rid of most surface germs.

You can try putting a cool icepack on their forehead

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Cold compresses are generally used to reduce swelling, minimize bruising, and to treat headaches and sprains.

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If you want to remove a bruise in about 2 days, I read elsewhere that you can rub a little bit of vinegar using a cotton ball, then after using an ice pack, use a heating pad to dilate the blood vessels.

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That's probably the best remedy for a time period of two days.

You can also get rid of it within a day by massaging it very strongly, although you'll want to practice that a bit before getting down the actual technique that works for you.

A boil usually has a visible central core of pus; a carbuncle is larger and has several visible heads.

If it was an adult who swallowed the poison they would know. However, if it was a child, they wouldn't remember and you would be able to tell by the way they are acting . If you think they swallowed poison, I would go ahead and call poison control.

you can get a burn by the water if the water is to hot.

a monkey, a man from England enginerred aids and gave it to a monkey, the monkey scratched him and he got infected it took off from their , from then to today the name of the scientist has never been released. the monkeys name was bubbles.

After it is splinted and put in a sling, there is not much else you can do to immobilize it. You could have the victim move as little as possible.