First Aid

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.

ou might be dealing with a simple fractured rib if any of the following symptoms are present: Sharp pain at a particular point on the chest that's touched, sharp pain when coughing or breathing, bruising or deformity of the chest. Cut 4 or 5 strips of 1- or 2-inch adhesive tape. Make sure the strips are long enough to stretch from the injured person's sternum the midsection of the rib cage where the ribs meet to the spine. Place a strip of tape directly over the fractured rib, running from the sternum and wrapping around the back to the spine. Don't place the adhesive tape around the entire chest--this will restrict breathing. Place the 3 or 4 additional pieces of tape on either side of the broken rib, running parallel to one another. This tape should help decrease pain by restricting the movement of the fractured area.Improvise a splint if you don't have adhesive tape--whatever it takes to minimize movement without restricting breathing. Some options are to fill a stuff sack with some clothes and tie it to the chest using bandannas. Have the injured person hold one hand against the fractured site. Then put the arm on the injured side into a sling and secure the arm against the fractured site using a bandanna or triangular bandage tied around the chest. Give the injured person ibuprofen, acetaminophen or naproxen sodium for pain. Encourage the injured person to cough frequently. It's going to hurt, but it will prevent secretions from pooling in the lung, which could cause pneumonia. Look for the signs of serious fractures that may involve injury to the lungs: Rapid and shallow breathing, elevated heart rate, increased difficulty breathing, coughing up blood. Place 1 hand on each side of the injured person's chest and observe the way in which the chest moves with each breath. If one side of the chest rises during inhalation while the other falls, at least 3 ribs have been broken on the falling side of the chest. This is called a "chest flail." Roll the person onto their injured side if there is severe difficulty in breathing or if the chest is rising and falling asymmetrically. Place a rolled piece of clothing underneath the fractured area to support it. This will help control the pain with breathing. Fill a plastic bag with sand or dirt and hold this against the side of the fractured rib if this side is rising and falling asymmetrically during inhalations. Tape a large pad of gauze across the weighted bag, bringing the tape from one side of the chest to the other. Do not tape across the back. Keep the person on his or her side and continually monitor for difficulties breathing. You may need to roll the person over and provide CPR if the person ceases to breathe. Go to the hospital immediately for even the simplest of rib fractures. The injured person must be flown or carried out if there are any signs of respiratory distress, but they'll be able to walk out with simple fractures. Continually monitor the injured person's breathing. You may need to make adjustments to the bandage or splint devise if it begins to restrict breathing

If you have no ill effects, file it as a learning experience. If you have any doubt about the severity of the shock, or if the electricity went into your body and out across a considerable portion of your body, get medical attention immediately.

For example, if the shock traveled in one hand and out the other, it crossed your chest and may have impacted your heart or lungs. This is why as electricians we try only to have only one hand at a time engaged in hot work. We'll put one hand behind our backs or one hand in a pocket. An electric charge in one finger and out another on the same hand is not likely to be life-threatening.

Coccyx pronounced kok-six

It reminds us that 'way back, we used to have tails, but they just got in the way when walking upright, so they got shorter and shorter over million of years, until just the coccyx remains. Will the coccyx ever disappear in humans? Hmmmm

The answer to this question should be obvious, it's common decency and also for your own legal protection. If the patient is unconscious, and you need to touch them to give lifesaving care, permission is legally implied under "implied consent," the assumption that a reasonable person would want you to save their life. If touching them is not necessary, you could be criminally charged.

Scar tissue is the fibrous connective tissue which forms a scar; it can be found on any tissue on the body, including skin and internal organs, where an injury, cut, surgery or disease has taken place, and then healed. Thicker than the surrounding tissue, scar tissue is paler and denser because it has a limited blood supply; although it takes the place of damaged or destroyed tissue, it is limited in function, including movement, circulation, and sensation. Other than with minor cuts and scrapes, scarring is a common result of any bodily damage.

Scar tissue in the skin is inferior to healthy, normal skin for several reasons: sweat glands are damaged or destroyed, hair does not grow back, and there is less resistance to ultraviolet radiation

"AIDS" is the acronym for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".

In the short term, immobility sometimes has its uses; it can prevent the exacerbation of an injury. It helps us to sleep. The muscles get to rest. In the long term, immobility leads to muscular atrophy, bedsores, and many other medical problems.

Instantly flush the eye with fresh clean water, and continue to so do for 20 minutes. Make sure the eyelids are open and the flushing water gets in there. Use a cup or a bowl to continue pouring water into the eye. This is worth a trip to the ER or an opthamologist.

You only perform a primary assessment in CPR. The primary assessment determines the immediate threats to life. The primary assessment is checking the ABC's and if there is severe bleeding. The secondary assessment is performed after threats to life are controlled. The secondary assessment is taught in First Aid.

According to FEMA it says first in the reading that you can immediately help the victim do to the fact that the amount of radition that will be released will on affect you directly.

After this statment is then says to notify authorities, so with that being said the answer would be

Without delay out of concern for radiological hazards

The "Resuscitation" part of Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Alternaltey, you can do this with an Ambu Bag, or intubate and have a machine breathe the patient during surgery

* Assess the danger to the casualty and yourself. * Shout and shake to assess the casualty is unconscious. If yes, shout for help/call 911/999. * Open the airway using a head tilt/chin lift maneuver. * Bring your cheek to the casualty's mouth and watch for the chest to rise and fall with breathing and feeling the breath on your check. If breaths are felt, place casualty in the recovery position and await medical support. * If not, give 30 compressions in the midline between the nipples, using the heel of one hand with the fingers raised off the chest, and the other hand interlocking the fingers on top, at a rough rate of 100 compressions a minute. A good way to remember this is "Nelly the Elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus". If said correctly, every syllable should give a compression. Press down deeply, aim for 5-6 inches of compression. * Every 30 compressions, reopen the airway using the head tilt/chin lift, pinch the nose and give a breath until the chest expands fully. Remove mouth and let the chest deflate. Repeat once more.

* Continue with compressions and rescue breaths to a ratio of 30:2 (current British Resuscitation Council Guidelines) compressions to breaths until you are exhausted or until medical help arrives.

the general colour is a green background with a white (equal sided) cross placed in the centre. the green and white is used for first aid bags also yet this is not strictly enforced but GENERALLY used

Dressing used in wound care. This is all of the bandages and tape used to cover the exposed area of a wound. Specifically, the dressing is the material used to cover an open wound (gauze is most common dressing). The bandage is the tape used to hold the dressing in place.

The significance of first aid is that it is an emergency measure that one can do when health is threatened or a procedure that one is taught to do immedietly after a person has a health emergency or problem. It will help in giving more chance for survival and more time for proper medical attention to come.

Such can be from such minor things as a yeast infection, or rigorous sex, to more major concerns such as a sexually transmitted disease.

As with all medical concerns, one should consult with a medical professional so as to get appropriate advice for your specific case. In the case of Female Troubles, there are usually free clinics to assist.

For recussitation you shall give 2 breathes and check for a pulse to see if they need comprrssions and you alternate from breaths to compressions (pushing on the chest)

when you are overheated your bodys liquids try to cool you down resulting in sweat. When you sweat your body becomes dehydrated if you don't consume anything liquid to replace what was used. And if you don't it resultes in dehydration.

any treated areas are dressed for healing.the patient is given pain medication, antibiotics, and anti-swelling medication.Antiviral drugs are also continued. Patients should avoid the sun during the healing process.

Buffer systems help to maintain constant plasma pH. There are three buffer systems - Protein buffer system, phoshate buffer system and bicarbonate buffer system. Among this, bicarbonate buffer system is the most predominant. Buffers function as "shock absorbers" that accept excess H+ ions or OH- ions and keep blood pH constant. For example, if there is an increase in acidity of blood due to excess HCl (a strong acid), then NaHCO3 (Sodium bicarbonate) will buffer it to a weak acid (H2CO3).

HCl+NaHCO3 = NaCl+H2CO3

It takes about 7 pounds of pressure to break an elbow according to the UFC

When a patient is experiencing a seizure... * Help the patient to the floor, and move away any furniture or anything they could injure themselves against. * DO NOT introduce anything into the patient's mouth to prevent biting of the tonge, you will do more damage and run the risk of breaking teeth which could impair the patient's breathing. * Turn patient onto their side once the seizure subsides, to prevent aspiration of saliva or vomit. * The patient may turn blue during extended seizures because they cannot breath. As the seizure subsides, make sure the patient starts to breath again. * Activate Emergency Medical Services as soon as possible. * Avoid putting a pillow under the patient's head, as this may tilt the head forward and further impair the patient's airway. * When the patient starts to awaken, he or she may be confused or combative.

No! Butter should never be used on a burn since it will hold in the thermal energy, which is just the fun textbook way of saying it holds in the heat.

1st Line treatment is cool... not cold... water. Once you have done that you will need to apply an aloe or silver sulfadiazine cream for the next 48 - 72 hours.