Why should hydrogen peroxide be kept in a cool place?
Hydrogen peroxide should be stored in a cool place because the cold air causes decompasition to slow down. Hydrogern peroxide spontaneously decomposes into oxygen and water but the process is slowed when it is properly stored.
How do you stabilize the casualty's head when performing the jaw-thrust techniques?
Place your arms at either side of the victim's head and rest your elbows on the ground. Be sure to kneel while doing this, rather than crouching, as it will help stabilize you and prevent a loss of balance.
How often should you clean a slightly healed deep cut with peroxide?
Treating an open wound with peroxide once a day is usually quite suficient. More frequent treatments add little benefit. Of course once the wound is closed they have no benefit at all.
How do you make a triangle sling?
Fold a large square of cloth diagonally in half, making a triangle. The elbow goes at the point of the triangle when the two separate tips come together. The two remaining tips -- one goes up the front and the other either goes around the head (if the patient is big or the sling small), or around the back (if there's enough material), and knot they together. Use the knot to adjust the sling so the arm is either perpendicular to the ground, or in whatever comfortable, immobilizing position you want. The remaining point, where the elbow is, can be pinned to the rest of the sling to form a cup to hold the elbow, if you want.
The reason you're using a sling is to immobilize an injury, so that's your design goal when you make one.
Things to avoid or worry about are the victim either being in pain or losing circuloation in the limb. Look for signs of failed circulation (cyanosis, lack of pulse, etc.) and treat that first.
Do tic bites hurt when you touch them?
No not on most parts of the body inless its around your ear, in between toes, and somtimes on the face. Mostly sensitive spots but if you pull the tick off make sure you get its head or it will keep drinking blood and grom a new body
Effect of feedback on stability and sensitivity?
Feedback can cause a lack of stability. However, negative feedback can actually reduce distortion, noise, and sensitivity to the noise.
What is the alcohol prep pad used for?
Most alcohol prep pad are usually Isopropyl Alcohol. There are used for disinfecting stuff. For example, you would want to use it on your stethoscope before and after using it on someone, or o your skin to clean a spot to insert a needle. It's used for cleaning because it kills bacteria and evaporates quickly.
They are also flammable, so you can use them to help you start a fire. It's also good for cleaning electronics, since it evaporates quickly and leave little to no residue.
How does swelling from a sprained ankle help to keep the person from further injury?
The swelling of a joint makes movement more difficult. The idea being that moving an injured joint could cause further injury.
How do you keep from choking while doing oral when the man ejaculates?
Make sure that his head is in the upper fornt part of your mouth so that you can swallow it when he ejaculates.
I am not sure but I think you should tell your mom and dad that it really hurts. I geuss you can go to an orthopedist and he/she will probably tell you to rest it.So rest it and see if it feels better. I am no doctor but i think u should rest it.good luck!
Clear nail polish will starve them of air and kill them. They will release from the skin upon death.
Can you get brainage bleeding from hitting your head?
You can but only if its a really hard hit... The symptoms would be blurred vision, nausea, extreme pain in the head and slurred speaking
Victim assistance refers to the support and services provided to individuals who have experienced crime, violence, or trauma. This can include emotional support, legal aid, medical care, and rehabilitation services aimed at helping victims recover and reintegrate into society. The goal is to address their immediate needs, promote healing, and ensure access to justice. Effective victim assistance programs also work to empower victims and raise awareness about their rights.
Stapping it; ice would only make it numb and you'd move it, forgetting that you'd hurt it.
A rescue that does not involve getting in the water such as talking to the victim , reach , throws . These are the safest methods of rescue for the rescuer.
Hate to tell you this, but this is one of those "sit-and-wait" situations, where you simply have to wait until its healed (pun very much intended).
Commercially available "donuts" on which you sit can help keep the pressure off of your painful tailbone. These can result in substantial pain relief, even without any other pain medications.
Also, I would recommend taking ibuprofen 400mg every 6 hours while awake. Some of the pain from coccydynia (painful tailbone) is from surround inflammation, rather than actual injury to the coccyx. Nonsteroidal pain medications (ibuprofen, Aleve, etc) help decrease this inflammation and can relieve pain.
These really are bothersome, so it's worth your effort to try and find pads and chairs that make this problem less difficult than it already is. You can speak to your doc about pain control. Also, ice packing (10-20 minutes on, same about of time of) can often reduce the pain.
OK there are a several good reasons. First - obvious - a vein or artery has been cut. Now why bleeding is a mixed blessing. First, the blood flow often flushes out a wound cleaning it and preventing infection. Secondly, The blood on the outside once exposed to air forms the patch/scab on the wound to seal it, and again, prevent infection and help it stay closed so it can heal. Now the bad side - deep wounds or large ones generally don't stop bleeding without help from a doctor or someone with medical knowledge. Apply pressure to large fast flowing wounds and keep clean dressings/rags on them until you can get help from a doctor/medic.
What are the proper ways of applying a sling and swath?
Apply Sling (supports arm from below):
1. Tie knot in corner of triangular bandage - place knot under elbow
2. Extend bandage to support under forearm
3. Take one end of bandage behind patient's neck and the other in front
4. Tie off the 2 ends on back of neck w/piece of gauze to prevent irritation
Apply Swath (prevents movement of arm away from body):
5. Wrap triangular bandage around pt.'s upper arm and torso
6. Tie off under opposite armpit to secure injured arm to torso
How often you should check for signs of life when performing rescue breathing on a child?
every two minutes you should stop and recheck pulse and breathing.
The edges of the sealing material for an open?
What...chest wound? Yes. All four of them. Some first aid books say to seal three sides to create a butterfly effect that lets air and not in but I would say tape down all four. What material? Anything that doesn't breathe. Plastic for instance.
What type of a burn is a laser burn?
radiation
A little more...Technically, this answer is true -- LASER burns are "radiation" burns, most frequently in the visual light or infra-red parts of the EM spectrum. However, we tend to associate the term "radiation burn" with the burns resulting prompt radiation, beta or gamma emmissions, and other radiological phenomenon, all of which require special HAZMAT protocols. This is not the case in the vast majority of LASER burns in this day and age. For instance, DECON procedures are not required in the case of LASER burns.** More correctly... **
A laser burn is a THERMAL burn, similar to that from focusing the sun with a magnifying glass. The frequency of the light (colour) will alter the characteristics of the burn, but the results are basically the same.
"Laser Radiation" is incorrectly associated with nuclear radiation, but is completely different. The word "radiation" is often misunderstood as being "the scary stuff from nuclear reactors". Radiation (radiate) simply means "to give off", it refers to any electromagnetic energy (sound radiation, heat radiation, light radiation and nuclear radiation).