Carbon monoxide poisoning happens as a direct result of household or industrial incidents that lead to the exposure to carbon monoxide. Moreover, carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the most commonest ways of attempting to commit suicide. It is implicated in more deaths than any other attempted form of suicide except alcohol induced ones. Carbon […]
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Diarrhea in children is still one of the most common deaths of children all over the world. In fact, it has more deaths than malaria, measles and AIDS combined in children. Diarrhea is more common in children than in adults. Diarrhea is anailment where a person has three or more loose bowel movements in one
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Paresthesia is a feeling of tickling, tingling, prickling, burning or numbness of a skin region, usually the hands, arms, feet or legs, but not restricted to the limbs.The sensation arises without warning and is painless. It is not associated with any long term physical consequence. Paresthesia is due to nerve compression. It is commonly called
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First Aid Classes – Manual Handling – Collapsed Patients Manual Handling is an important part of First Aid Classes. It is essential to use the correct procedures in order to protect both yourself, helpers and your patient from harm. When dealing with a collapse, there are several procedures you will need to pick from according
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Choking incidents are among the most common accidents that occur in children under five years old. It claims the lives of many children each year and poses an ever present risk. As in any emergency, the best thing to do is to prevent choking. Since babies tend to put almost anything inside their mouths, you
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This is a disorder in which people are unable to tell the difference between what is real or unreal. They live in a world that is created in their minds and have socially undesirable behavior such as jumping from one topic to another, without a clear connection between the two, while in a conversation. Childhood
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As of 2011, 8.3% or approximately 25.8 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. In 2010 alone, there was a reported 1.9 million new cases of people aged 20 and above who were diagnosed to have diabetes. While it is slightly more common in men, non-Hispanic blacks had the highest recorded prevalence
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Heat rashes are also called miliaria or prickly heat. Heat rashes do not occur only in babies, but they can occur in adults as well, especially in hot and humid weathers. Your sweat glands or pores tend to get blocked when sweat is trapped in your skin. This typically results in heat rash. Symptoms may
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Using discretion in safeguarding the person’s privacy, the injured area should be fully exposed. This may require the removal of protective equipment and clothing. This should be done a skilled clinician or any trained personnel with a first aid certification. The localized injury site should be inspected for any deformity, swelling (i.e., edema or joint
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Most of us will experience some type of emergency situation at one point in our lives. Knowing how to respond in emergencies can be a very challenging task. To give you an idea of how difficult it is to respond in emergencies, listed below are some common situations and mistakes that people commit while attempting
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