Ramon has a long history of asthma, dating back from his early childhood. At his current age of 75, he still gets asthma attacks. However, one of his worse attacks dates back to when he was in his early 60’s. He was at the cemetery and just buried his mother with his family and other […]
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common viral infection that takes place in young children. As the name implies, the infection causes a rash on the hands and feet and sores in the mouth. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a mild viral infection, generally caused by a coxsackievirus. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease does not have a specific treatment. However, you can
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They say that preparing is half the battle and this is never been truer than in emergency situations. Even young kids should learn basic first aid so that they’ll know what to do. But how can you make first aid training easy to understand and fun so that it would register with children. The best
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When you set out for an outdoor adventure, you should realize not only the ‘fun part’ but also the danger it poses. Many things can happen while you are in the wild. You may get lost, injured or get sick and you cannot make it out to the nearest backcountry on your own. If worse
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Severe crash injuries involving the chest often cause fracture to the ribs. Flail chest is an emergency situation that occurs when three or more consecutive ribs on the same side of the chest become broken or fractured, each in two or more places. It results in a section of the chest wall that is unsupported,
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Menstrual cramps are also called as dysmenorrhea in medical practice and it is described as painful lower abdominal cramps occur immediately before or during menstruation. A huge number of females of all reproductive ages suffer from menstrual cramps that interfere with their day to day life. Therefore, first aid training regarding menstrual cramps would be
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Hypertension is defined as sustained elevation of systemic arterial pressure beyond 140/90 mmHg in an adult. It is usually a chronic medical condition, which leads to damage the blood vessels of various organs including brain, heart, kidney, eye etc. Management of a hypertensive individual includes maintenance of optimal blood pressure as well as routine screening
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Head injuries can be commonly seen in falls, assault victims, road traffic accidents and sports related accidents. These range from sharp force trauma leading to cuts and lacerations at one end to blunt head trauma causing contusions and skull fractures resulting from both types above. Apart from the injuries to the external structures like skin,
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First aid is the provision of immediate treatment or care given to someone suffering from an injury or illness. First Aid is done by trained personnel or even by any trained civilian within the vicinity. It is the care the trained person applies as soon as possible after an accident or sudden illness of a
