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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 many times should the average person poop everyday?
Not everyone has bowel movements once a day. It's not true that you must have a daily bowel movement to be considered "regular." A normal range is anywhere between 3 times a day to 3 times a week. You may be getting constipated if you start having bowel movements much less often than you usually do.
What should you do if the wound bleeds through the emergency bandage?
Place a new emergency bandage over the top of the existing bandage.
At first, adding more fresh bandages on top will help. But you would want to replace the blood-soaked bandages with fresh bandages as soon as possible, and re-apply direct pressure to the wound. Work toward preventing physical shock if possible, and get your victim to a professional- immediately.
When making a sling where is the knot tied on the trianuglar?
at the ends wich should be on the back of the neck
Should you do swimming if you resently got a second degree burn?
It is best if you wait to go swimming if you wait until the burn has healed a little. 2nd degree burns go down into the dermis, if there are any harmful things in the water, the place where you got the burn can get infected.
How do you get a sliver of glass out of your foot?
My sister had a splinter in her foot and we couldn't see it and didn't know if it was in deep or not nor how small or large it was so he way we got it out was to soak your foot in hot water for about 15-20 minutes then it should just slip out of you foot and cheak the water vey now and then to see if it came out.
How can you check weather a casualty is breathing?
check the persons pulse
look for the chest to raise
listen for their breathing
go straight to a doctors to get a tetnus shot!!
Why is the first aid box nessecarry?
The benefits of keeping a first aid box is a source of readily available materials in a known location allowing a person to provide quick and effective first aid treament to injury victims thus greatly improving their chances of survival.
What do you do if you get bit by a venomous snake?
1. Make sure the area is safe.
2. Call 911 immediately.
3. If you know the species of the snake that bit you tell the 911 operator.
4. If you do not know the species, take pictures of the snake and show them to the paramedics when they arrive so they can give you the right anti-venom.
5. Do NOT try sucking the poison out, tie a rag above the area of the bit and keep that area low and try not to elevate it, the slower the poison spreads, the more time you have.
6. Stay calm, help is always on the way.
What is the right way to clean you ear after gauging it?
I've stretched one of my ears to 10mm, and currently stretching my other ear to the same. Both times I have just used a salt water solution, and this works really well. I'd be a bit cautious about putting anything on your ear like Savalon. Generally speaking I put in the stretcher, leave it alone for a day or two, then start turning it. It will be a bit gunky, so just get some salt water and gently wash with cotton buds. I do this until it's healed-ie I can take the stretcher out/play with it and it doesn't hurt. I eat babies
What should you do if you are poked by a thorn and it is stuk in you're skin?
first pull the thorn out if its stuck in you. if the injury is minor, wrap it up with a wet cloth or tissue. if the puncture is severe, wrap it with a wet cloth or tissue while you prepare to wash, apply medicine, and bandage it. If its really bad get one of the long bandages and wrap it around tightly over the other bandage you stuck on the wound.
What action do you take if a chemical agent goes to your eyes?
There are a number of things that you can do when a sanitizing agent gets into your eyes. The immediate thing to do would be to flush and rinse your eyes with lots of clean water and this should help the situation.
Is it safe to swim with stitches in your head?
For the first 24-36 hours, you should not get your wound wet and should, in fact, try to leave the initial dressing in place. My instructions to patients is this: leave the dressing on for 24 hours. After that 24 hours, you may leave it open, get it wet, even wash it gently with soap and water.
Now about swimming, that is usually fine after 36 hours or so. If the wound was complicated to close, you may want to contact your physician first. Regardless of if you swim or not, you should remain watchful for signs of infection: redness, swelling, pain, drainage, or red streaks extending toward the heart from the wound. If you notice any of these, you should contact your physician as soon as possible for a recheck.
How do you stop a bleeding fist?
The best way to stop any external bleeding is direct pressure. Get a clean towel and fold it so it's compact, then press it firmly against the wound. Hold the hand above the level of the subject's heart. Don't flex the hand. Bleeding should stop in about 10 minutes. If you can't get it to stop in 20 minutes, you should consider calling for help. But this is very rare.
Is a 4th degree burn full thickness burn?
There is no such thing as a 4th degree burn. Although, there can be very severe 3rd degree burns. To see pictures of some, you can look up "3rd degree burns" in the Google Images search engine.
What first aid will do a person fall from height?
Do not move them, you are not sure if they have broken their spine. Check airways, breathing if not good start CPR, if good call emergency services/ambulance ASAP for further instructions whilst they dispatch an ambulance!
When approaching an emergency scene what is the first thing you would do?
If you are on the scene of an accident and there is someone who appears to be injured, for example this person is on the ground and not getting up, or is bleeding heavily, or seems to be unconscious, and if you have some training in first aid, and if there is no more qualified person than yourself who is already delivering first aid, then you should by all means deliver first aid. If you are not trained to deliver first aid you can still phone (using the 911 emergency number if that service exists in your area) to get help.
Cow smell funny because their poo stinks. It's the way their digestive system works. They can poo several times a day and up to 100 pounds of the stuff. They are also believed the cause of global warming.
What is the biggest advantage to using a litter in transporting a victim?
The victim is less likely to aggravate existing injuries The victim is less likely to have his or her injuries made worse by movement across rough terrain. Also, depending on the circumstances, a litter makes a victim far easier to transport. <><><>
* Stabilization of the victim's spine. * Ability to easily move the victim into shock and recovery positions. * Safety of the victim and rescue team. * The ability to move the victim in all 3 dimensions without significant risk of losing control of the victim * Control of the incognizant patient.
What do you do when you stub your toe?
because there's not much muscle or fat to help soften the pain, thus causing the toe to be a very sensitive part of our bodies.
Also, because, like the fingers, the toe has many nerve endings so is very sensitive to any touch, never mind pain.
On top of this, if you consider the reasonably high speed that the foot is travelling at and the small, fragile shape of the toe, it is logical that this would cause a decent amount of pain. Or your mum might have bitten it during the night.
What is inside the first aid kit?
First aid treats the ABCs as the foundation of good treatment. For this reason, most modern commercial first aid kits (although not necessarily those assembled at home) will contain a suitable infection barrier for performing artificial respiration as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, examples include:
Advanced first aid kits may also contain items such as:
- Oropharyngeal airway
- Nasopharyngeal airway
- Bag valve mask
- Manual aspirator or suction unit
- Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)
- Stethoscope
Trauma injuries, such as bleeding, bone fractures or burns, are usually the main focus of most first aid kits, with items such as bandages and dressings being found in the vast majority of all kits.
- Adhesive bandages (band-aids, sticking plasters) - can include ones shaped for particular body parts, such as knuckles
- Moleskin- for blister treatment and prevention
- Dressings (sterile, applied directly to the wound)
- Sterile eye pads
- Sterile gauze pads
- Sterile non-adherent pads, containing a non-stick teflon layer
- Petrolatum gauze pads, used as an occlusive ( air-tight) dressing for sucking chest wounds, as well as a non-stick dressing
- Bandages (for securing dressings, not necessarily sterile)
- Gauze roller bandages - absorbent, breathable, and often elastic
- Elastic bandages - used for sprains, and pressure bandages
- Adhesive, elastic roller bandages (commonly called 'Vet wrap') - very effective pressure bandages or durable, waterproof bandaging
- Triangular bandages - used as slings, tourniquets, to tie splints, and many other uses
- Butterfly closure strips - used like stitches to close wounds, usually only included for higher level response as can seal in infection in uncleaned wounds.
- Saline for cleaning wounds or washing out foreign bodies from eyes
- soap - used with water to clean superficial wounds once bleeding is stopped
- Antiseptic wipes or sprays for reducing the risk of infection in abrasions or around wounds. Dirty wounds must still be cleaned for antiseptics to be effective.
- Burn dressing, which is usually a sterile pad soaked in a cooling gel
- Adhesive tape, hypoallergenic
- Hemostatic agents may be included in first aid kits, especially military or tactical kits, to promote clotting for severe bleeding.
The use of personal protective equipment or PPE will vary by kit, depending on its use and anticipated risk of infection. The adjuncts to artificial respiration are covered above, but other commoninfection control PPE includes:
- Gloves which are single use and disposable to prevent cross infection
- Goggles or other eye protection
- Surgical mask or N95 mask to reduce possibility of airborne infection transmission (sometimes placed on patient instead of caregivers. For this purpose the mask should not have an exhale valve)
- Apron
- Trauma shears, for cutting clothing and general use
- Scissors are less useful but often included instead
- Tweezers
- Lighter, for sanitizing tweezers or pliers etc.
- alcohol pads for sanitizing equipment, or unbroken skin. This is sometimes used to debride wounds, however some training authorities advise against this as it may kill cells which bacteria can then feed on
- Irrigation syringe - with catheter tip for cleaning wounds with sterile water, saline solution, or a weak iodine solution. The stream of liquid flushes out particles of dirt and debris.
- Torch (also known as a flashlight)
- Instant-acting chemical cold packs
- Alcohol rub (hand sanitizer) or antiseptic hand wipes
- Thermometer
- Space blanket (lightweight plastic foil blanket, also known as "emergency blanket")
- Penlight
- Cotton swab
Medication can be a controversial addition to a first aid kit, especially if it is for use on members of the public. It is, however, common for personal or family first aid kits to contain certain medications. Dependent on scope of practice, the main types of medicine are life saving medications, which may be commonly found in first aid kits used by paid or assigned first aiders for members of the public or employees, painkillers, which are often found in personal kits, but may also be found in public provision and lastly symptomatic relief medicines, which are generally only found in personal kits.
Life saving
- Aspirin primarily used for central medical chest pain as an anti-coagulant
- Epinephrine autoinjector (brand name Epipen) - often included in kits for wilderness use and in places such as summer camps, to treat anaphylactic shock.
Pain killers
- Paracetamol (also known as Acetaminophen) is one of the most common pain killing medication, as either tablet or syrup
- Anti-inflammatory painkillers such as Ibuprofen, Naproxen or other NSAIDs can be used as part of treating sprains and strains
- Codeine which is both a painkiller and anti-diarrheal
Symptomatic relief
- Anti diarrhea medication such as Loperamide - especially important in remote or third world locations where dehydration caused by diarrhea is a leading killer of children
- Oral rehydration salts
- Antihistamine, such as diphenhydramine
- Poison treatments
- Absorption, such as activated charcoal
- Emetics to induce vomiting, such as syrup of ipecac although first aid manuals now advise against inducing vomiting.
- Smelling Salts (ammonium carbonate)
Topical medications
- Antiseptic ointment, fluid, moist wipe or spray, including benzalkonium chloride, Neomycin, Polymyxin B Sulfate or Bacitracin Zinc.
- Povidone iodine is an antiseptic in the from of liquid, swabstick, or towelette
- Aloe vera gel - used for a wide variety of skin problems, including burns, sunburns, itching, and dry skin; used as a substitute for triple-antibiotic gel to keep a wound moist and prevent bandages from sticking
- Burn gel - a water-based gel that acts as a cooling agent and often includes a mild anesthetic such as lidocaine and, sometimes, an antiseptic such as tea tree oil
- Anti-itch ointment
- Hydrocortisone cream
- antihistamine cream containing diphenhydramine
- Calamine lotion
- Anti-fungal cream
- Tincture of benzoin - often in the form of an individually sealed swabstick, protects the skin and aids the adhesion of butterfly strips or adhesive bandages.
Source/read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aid_kit
What is the acronym to describe the first aid order of priorities?
Safety first - if you are in danger or the situation becomes dangerous, retreat and do not attempt/continue to administer first aid. Two casualties is never an improvement.
Avoid moving patients unless absolutely necessary.
A - Airway --> ensure airway is clear. Remove any debris in the mouth and turn patient into recovery positon to ensure no blockage can occur. If the patient is conscious, check for blockages in airway.
B - Breathing --> not breathing? Start mouth-to-mouth resucitation.
C - Circulation --> no pulse? Start chest compression (in conjunction with m-t-m res'n if required)
There is more, but that's the basics.
More: eg. Bleeding & breaks.
Swimmer's ear is also known as?
something that hurts really bad in the ear from swimming too much.
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Hardly! It may be very painful but it's not caused by swimming "too much" whatever that means. Instead it's one or another infection by micro-organisms or an irritation by some chemical pollutant in the water. If it's from a swimming-pool I'd suspect breakdown products from the disinfectant attacking sweat, urine, sun-cream and other horrible things on swimmers' bodies.
What are symptoms of two liter loss of blood?
Two liter blood loss would be close to half the volume of an adult human. It'd be a life-threatening situation and the victim would be severely anemic, probably unconscious. If not you can expect paleness, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure.
