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Animal bites are rare, but can cause severe health problems if left untreated. There are some easy steps you can take to reduce the risk of serious health problems resulting from animal bites
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Some basic information about anaphylaxis and instructions on what to do if you see someone suffering from anaphylaxis
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Black eyes: we've all had them. And tried to hide them as best we could. There are some simple first aid steps you can take to reduce black eyes and make sure that you do not have a more serious problem.
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Blisters are extremely irritating, but we all get them. Knowing how to prevent and treat blisters can make them far less onerous
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Bruises can be made much more tolerable with a few simple steps.
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We've all suffered the incredible pain a burn can bring. There are steps you can take to make the experience of being burnt a less miserable one.
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Chemical burns must be treated differently from normal burns.
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Getting chemicals in your eye is extremely dangerous. You should take emergency measures immediately after the chemicals get in your eye.
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We all know that chest pain could be a sign of a heart attack, but that most chest pain is caused by something minor like indigestion. This article will help you figure out whether or not the chest pain you experience is a symptom of a much larger problem and if it requires emergency medical attention.
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If you are choking, it means that you are not getting the oxygen you need to supply your brain. Cutting off oxygen to the brain can quickly cause severe brain damage or even death, so administer first aid immediately.
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Corneal abrasions are the most common type of eye injury. The cornea is a clear protective layer at the front of your eye. If can be scratched or cut by dust, dirt, sand, wood shavings, paper, or metal. A scratch will normally be minor. Such a cut is called a corneal abrasion. Corneal abrasions can become infected and develop into corneal ulcers, which are far more serious.
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Minor cuts and scrapes are probably the most common type of injury, especially among small children. They don’t normally cause any complications, but you should care for any minor cuts and scrapes in order to prevent infection and other problems.
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A dislocation is a joint injury, resulting normally from a blow or a fall. When a joint is dislocated, the end of one your bones has been forced from its normal position. Dislocations can be incredibly painful.
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Poisoning has the same symptoms as a great deal of other conditions, including but not limited to: seizures, alcohol intoxication, stroke, and insulin reaction. This article will give you some information to determine if someone has been poisoned, but you should call a poison control center at (800) 222-1222 before doing anything to treat suspected poisoning.
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Unlike heat burns, electrical burns might not show up on your skin at all. Even if one does, it might not reflect the extent of the damage caused by the burn. An electrical burn can damage tissues deep within your body. This damage can be as serious as cardiac arrest. You can also be thrown by the shock of the burn, which may result in you suffering broken bones or other related injuries.
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This article explains what to do in case of a tick bite.
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In all of those cartoons, an electric shock makes someone's hair stand on end, but the real life consequences of such an injury can be much worse. Here's how to reduce the risk of serious injury from an electric shock.
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You will faint if your heart does not supply enough blood to your brain for a moment, forcing the brain to shut down some functions, making you unconscious. Unconsciousness caused by fainting is normally brief. Most fainting has no long term effects on a person’s health, but it can also be a sign of a serious condition. Because of this, you should treat a loss of consciousness as a medical emergency until the person has regained consciousness and you have determined the cause of the problem.
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When suffering from an infection, your body has some built-in remedies. One of these is fever. Since most organisms that negatively affect the human body are designed to best live at the normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, raising your body temperature can help to kill off the infection. A rectal temperature of over 100.4 degrees is always a fever. Rectal temperature readings are normally 1 degree higher than oral readings.
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A good first-aid kit can make a huge difference when responding to an injury or other medical emergency. You should have a well-stocked first-aid kit in both your home and in your car so that you can always be ready for a medical emergency. Keep the kits somewhere that they can easily be found by you when needed, but where small children cannot get at them.
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All foods have the potential to cause food-borne illness because all foods contain bacteria. Improper handling, cooking, or storage of food can cause bacteria to multiply into numbers that cause illness.
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I was always told as a child that I should never put anything besides my elbow in my ear. Since this is impossible, the meaning is pretty clear: don’t put foreign objects in your ear. Should you have the misfortune to get a foreign object in your ear, it can be extremely painful and cause hearing loss. Small children can get foreign objects stuck in their ears without realizing it, so keep an eye out if your child has ear pain or hearing problems.
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We’ve all gotten small foreign object like sand in our eyes. They can be really annoying, but are not usually harmful. To wash a foreign object out of your eye, flush it with clean water or saline solution. Rest the rim or an eyecup or small glass on the bone at the base of your eye socket to do the flushing.
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If you get a foreign object stuck in your nose, don’t try to push the object out with your finger or an implement. Do not try to inhale the object into your body, rather blow gently through your nose to dislodge the object. Hold your other nostril closed to focus your breath on the nostril in which the object is lodged.
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Foreign objects that are embedded in your skin but still projecting out of it are of less concern than objects which have become fully embedded. Before removing a projecting object, wash your hands and the area around the object with soap and warm water to help prevent infection. Remove the object with tweezers if you are able to.
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Foreign objects can cause great damage to your respiratory system, so you should see a doctor immediately if you inhale one.
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Most objects that you swallow will pass through your body without causing any problems, but they can sometimes get stuck in your esophagus. An object stuck in the esophagus can cause problems and may have to be removed.
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A broken bone is a serious injury which requires professional medical attention.
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Extremely cold temperatures can freeze your skin and other body tissues. This freezing is frostbite. The most common areas to suffer frostbite are the hands, feet, nose, and ears.
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