First Aid

third degree burns affect the dermis layer of skin.. 3 layers, epidermis, subcutaneous layer and dermis. dermis is the deepest. third degree burns are serious burns affecting quite a depth of superficial skin tissue.

The Heimlich Maneuver is a first-aid technique for someone who is choking because food or another swallowed object is obstructing his or her airway. Using an upward abdominal thrust, the Heimlich maneuver compresses the lungs and forces air up into the windpipe (trachea).

The usual technique is done while standing behind the victim. Reach around his waist to the abdomen just above the navel and below the sternum. Clench one fist and use the other to press it into the abdomen. Lift both fists sharply inward and upward to compress the lungs. Repeat if necessary unless vomiting occurs.

Signs of life for CPR check are:

1. Look for the chest to rise and fall to indicate breathing and body movement

2. Listen for breath sounds or breathing noises

3. Feel for breaths on the side of your face (cheek area)

The thing to do would be to make sure the person can breath (lay him/her over on his/her side) and just make sure the person doesn't injure him/herself by falling and biting him/herself is common in seizures, it hurts like hell though....

...and you should make sure people "watching" knows it's nothing serious and that it's normal and tell them about epilepsy :-)

I don't know if Stesolid works with tonic clonic seizures, however it should, so give him/her one if it lasts more than 3 minutes ;-)

When your nose bleeds randomly it may mean your sacs are dry. My father told me that when i was a kid.

That is a considerable fever - for a human. In itself not a dangerous temperature, but a doctor will want to know why you have such a high temperature. Is it a relatively innocent influenza or viral sore throat, or could you have a rarer but more serious diseases such as pneumonia, pyelonephritis, or even meningitis? If such a temperature lasts more than a day or two, or if you feel very ill with it, see a doctor.

It usually takes a week or two unless you do something about it.

Put honey on your scab to let it dry.

Then wipe it off about 10 minutes.

After that put some toothpaste on it to let it dry.

It drys up the skin to help the scab fall off

I hope i helped

P.s. If this doesnt work, try cetaphil

yellow fever is responsible for 200,000 illnesses and 30,000 deaths annually in unvaccinated regions. in the well known philedelphia epidemic 2,000 or so died. in New Orleans epidemic over 7,000. in Memphis over 5,000.

Well this is a good question.

the main use of first aid scissors are if you need to cut away clothing its a fast and effective way.but you can also use them to open first aid supplies.

like when i was my schools sport's teams trainer i used them to cut tape because ripping left it all torn and looking a mess.

well i hope i was a service.

if you sprained your elbow then you would have some of the following symptoms: not able to move elbow, hurts when you stretch out your arm.

did you take a blow to the elbow, or fall on your outstretched arm if so then it would most likely be badly sprained or broken

cold water

Cold water stops the "cooking" of your skin. Once it has been cooled down the burn can be assessed for treatment. If it is minor use a water soluable product like Burnfee gel to continue cooling it, and to give relief from pain. If it is more serious, a product called Burn Relief can be used as a treatment and dressing in one. It is also water soluable. If a doctor has to be consulted, and you have used a greasy ointment on your burn, it will have to be scrubbed off, and that will really hurt!

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Never put any ointment on a burn that has broken the skin - and never burst blisters. A recommended dressing for a bad burn needing treatment is Cling-film, to keep out infection, but do not apply too much pressure with it.

In order to answer this question, I need more information from you -- feel free to add it to the DISCUSSION section if you wish. Answer the following quesitons first: * Where are we? In a building in Cincinatti? In a winter aid station in Antarctica? In the International Space Station? What are the geographical and climatilogical considerations? * How long will I have to sustain the patient without outside support? * How many patients are we going to aid from this box? * Are there special circumstances to take into account? (Am I on a leper colony where leprousy is a problem, or an epidemic site where I'll be seeing a lot of haemorrhagic fever? Am I in a cardiac care unit where cardio is the order of the day? A battlefield, where otherwise super-healthy people will show up with wounds?). I look forward to your input.

I take it you are referring to Tetanus, in regards your question about the rusty fence.

Fears re this are a misnomer.

It is not the rusty fence that is the problem - the bacteria associated with Tetanus (Clostridium Tetanii) is found only in soil.

It does not occur or exist simply on rusty metal.

The rusty fence (or nail or whatever) simply gives the bacteria a portal of entry into the body - the rusty metal will have had to come into contact with contaminated soil itself in order to transfer Tetanus into your body.

Tetanus has a high mortality rate (25%), and is not worth mucking around with - the symptoms of fully blown Tetanus are quite horrendous.

If concerned, I'd get a shot of Tetanus Toxoid straight away.

You should re-vaccinate every 5 years.

It's worth it just for peace of mind !

Abdominal thrusts are not used any more for unconscious choking. Perform chest compressions just like in CPR instead of abdominal thrusts.

Aside from being in excruciating pain, you'd lose a bit of blood and would need to be rushed to the hospital. There they'd administer pain relief and attempt to surgically re-attach your tongue. It would likely be unsuccessful.

After recovering, you'd be admitted to a psychiatric hospital to assess your mental health. Your reputation would be a shambles, and your friends and family would be distraught that you could do such a thing to yourself.

You would be incapable of articulate speech for the rest of your life, even if re-attachment was successful. Your social life would have effectively been dealt an irreparable blow, and you would be condemned to a life of cruel taunts, rumours, psychiatric medication and counseling, isolation and speech impediment.

You probably need stitches if the wound appears to not be closing on its own, e.g., if the edges of the laceration are not coming together, and the wound is deep. The idea of sutures is to bring the edges of the wound together so not as much tissue-fill has to occur. So if the wound is deep, more reason for sutures. Note that, from the time of the injury, you have about 10-12 hours to get sutures. After that, sutures won't generally work.

glucose in the body is maintained at a constant level. When there is a depletion in this level, a person can go unconscìous because of inadequate glucose supply to the brain. Administration of glucose increase glucose supply to the brain and recover such patients.

I would estimate maybe 10 minutes average. It could be eliminated quickly by applying sting relief.

Well it would be a great question were it true but it's not. This is one of those "it's so weird it must be true" myths.

Do you turn on your heater in the summer? No. Do sales of hot drinks rise in the summer? No.

We are constantly doing things to offset the temperature changes. Its natural. Having hot showers or drinking hot drinks or turning on our heaters in the summer are not natural.

Having a hot drink in a warm climate will raise the core temperature of the body which will cause the body to start sweating, the sweat will evaporate and thus cool the body down, please bear in mind that the perception of heat is relative to the person feeling the heat.

1. Firemans carry
2. side carry
3. roll over carry
4. chair carry
5. carry of your baby
6. wrap around carry

The two preferred methods to administer mouth-to-mouth are the head-tilt/chin lift method and the jaw thrust method. A third method called the head-tilt/neck-lift is not recommended any longer because of the potential for spinal cord injuries.