First Aid

i guess you can, but it won't be as effective as a new one. i have almost finished half the packet for my respiratory infection and i dodnt feel any better.

I think that the stuff inside is sodium acetate (NaCH3COO) when you press the metal plate you start a reaction and the crystals start to crystalize and get warm.

Gently wash the burn clean with tepid, soapy water. If the skin isn't broken, just let it air-dry, then loosely bandage to keep the area clean. If the rash hasn't disappeared -- or is not greatly reduced -- in about 12 hours, consider using an antimicrobial cream or ointment, like NeoSporin. Once more, if the problem persists 12 more hours with no improvement, time to see a doctor. Steroids tend to reduce immune reaction, so they sometimes promote infection. That's one possibility; the other is you had an allergic reaction to the hydrocortisone cream. Removing it should help considerably.

I don't think anyone has answered this, because no one understands the question. I know I don't. Do you mean bleeding at the time of ovulation in addition to your period? Are you on any kind of birth control? Sexually active?

Each British (and Empire) soldier carried a First Field dressing and an iodine ampoule in a special pocket on the inside of his jacket (at the bottom). For the contents of the Medical first aid kits, surgical haversacks and medical panniers, consult a copy of the War Office (1904) Manual for the Royal Army Medical Corps that illustrates the various items and lists the contents.

wet your hand and apply lot of soap on your finger.

the ring will slip through your finger due to the soap.

The best way to get a ring off is to use Windex glass cleaner. Spray it on the finger around the ring and knuckle and just twist it back and forth while working it down and over the knuckle. Works every time. This is great if you have arthritic knuckles that tend to swell but you never know when.

It's not called the Red Baron Cross, it's known as the "Iron Cross". It is a symbol of German superiority. It's less offensive then the swastika, and usually worn by people who do not understand it's meaning. Manfred Von Richthofen (known as the Red Baron) had this cross on his aeroplane, as did every other German pilot. The reason for this was too tell who was who in the sky. Each nation had their symbols, and were painted on the tall, fuselage and wings.

Lacerations result from blunt or jagged objects. Conversely, incisions are open wounds caused by a sharp-edged object like a knife or scalpel.

You want sterile dressing for open wounds. If you put a dirty dressing on an open wound, you are increasing the likelihood for infections and diseases. But if all that you have is a ripped t-shirt to put on a wound, that is definitely better than nothing at all.

Instead of using abdominal thrusts, chest thrusts are used. The fists are placed against the middle of the breastbone, and the motion of the chest thrust is in and downward, rather than upward

It can make you feel better but the only way to cure a bruise is to allow time to heal it.

Generally speaking, centipede bites are painful, last about two days (not counting the wound healing), and are almost never fatal. There are four major classes of centipede. All are poisonous, with legs that modified into mandidles/injectors. The degree of danger depends on the size of the centipede (the bigger, the more venom), and the size of the victim (kids, being smaller, get hurt more with the same dose). The toxin mechanism is, as with most arthoropods, varied, complex, and combines offensive and defensive properties. The offensive toxins shut down the heart (but again, not often in animals as big as humans). The defensive toxins cause extreme pain. Typically, the bite causes intense pain and sensitivity at the wound sight, followed by sharp pains elsewhere, some cardiac and breathing effects, and an odd muscular sensation people described as a "sprained sensation". Treatment is injections of antihistimes (diphenhydramine), and treatment for pain, which can be moderate or extreme (up to requiring morphine). As neurotoxins often induce panic, diazepam and it's like are sometimes used. Typically, the pain peaks in 2 or so hours, and gradually decreases, until the victim is asymptomatic in 2 days time, except for the wound. It is not uncommon for the tissue surrounding the wound to die and become necrotic but, unlike this effect with Brown Recluse spider bites, in this case the necrotic tissue sloughs safely in 2 weeks or so, and does not progress. Newer thinking is that many of the injected toxins are heat labile. This means that immersing the extremity in the hottest water the patient can stand WITHOUT SCALDING OR OTHER DAMAGE may considerably reduce effect and duration. Effectively this is rather like cooking an egg white; it changes a lot when heated. I do want to emphasize that centipede stings are extremely rarely fatal in humans. Pain control is going to be a lot of how first aid will be addressed.

littering happens when people are careless and throw their trash anywhere

Five initial rescue breaths are given to children and infants. This aids in oxygenating the blood to stimulate breathing prior to beginning chest compressions.

Pioneers of northern Mexico and of the southwestern United States of America tried to ease cactus thorns out or remove them by force. They applied poultices to encourage the thorns to work their way out of the skin. Or they soaked the affected parts, for the same reason. Or they tried to remove them with heated, sterilized needles.

I am so sorry to hear about your sister and hope she is getting better. We are not doctors on this site and we don't have enough information to give you the answers you are looking for. There could be many reasons why your sister choked, stopped breathing and is on a ventilator. Please speak with her doctor and tell him/her you need to understand what is happening to your sister. Be persistent! You have a right to know what is going on. if your parents are involved in this they must have more information so sit down and talk with them first. If your sister is not married, you don't have parents and you aren't a minor, since your sister can't speak for yourself you should seek legal advice and get Power of Attorney over your sister so you have a say in what the best treatments are available for her.

An open wound, when the skin is torn, cut or punctured, is likely to cause infection, as the skin is the outer covering of the body and among its functions it protects you against germs. A torn or cut skin will not work properly.

Not any more. They used to sell it as Medicated Vaseline or First Aid Antiseptic Prtroleum Jelly, but discontinued it about 5 years ago.

You check there heart beat?

Sometimes medicines advertise that it lasts for 12 hours, and it really only works for an hour or two - why is this and can I do anything to make it work better? Other medicines say that you are only supposed to take them every 4-6 hours yet they only work for about an hour, if at all. How can I get medicine to work???

Actually very good. It's very hard to get accurate statistics, because villagers in rural India will frequently go to the local healer instead of a doctor, not receive the antivenin, and will only report to medical authorities after complications occur. That said, it's estimated that the mortality rate from cobra bites is around 10%. Note that other complications are much more frequent than death.

Syrup of epicac. This will cause any one who drinks it to vomit up any poison that they have ingested.

Ice cream -- it makes you more alert, due to the cold.