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Treatments could include:
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Observe for 24 Hours
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Control of Wound Hemorrhage
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Application of Neck Support
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Application of Sterile Dressing
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Layer closure of wounds of face and ears
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Becomes unusually drowsy Behaves abnormally Develops a severe headache or stiff neck Loses consciousness, even briefly Vomits more than once.For a moderate to severe head injury, take the following steps:.Call 911. Check the person's airway, breat...
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If a concussion, bleeding inside the skull, or skull fracture is suspected, the patient should be kept quiet in a darkened room, with head and shoulders raised slightly on pillow or blanket. After initial emergency treatment, a team of specialist...
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Detailed list of recommended items for a household first-aid kit Everyone should have a well-stocked first-aid kit at home, in the car, and in the workplace. You may also want to stock a portable kit (a box or small bag) that can be taken to the site of an emergency.
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First aid is the initial basic treatment of an injured or ill person. First aid requires an observer first to evaluate the injured or ill person and then to intervene, using a small amount of supplies.First aid is provided to a person immediately ...
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Detailed list of recommended items for a household first-aid kit Everyone should have a well-stocked first-aid kit at home, in the car, and in the workplace. You may also want to stock a portable kit (a box or small bag) that can be taken to the site of an emergency.
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Choking occurs when a person can't breathe because a piece of food or other object becomes lodged in the throat, partially or completely blocking airflow.
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Covering a break in the skin helps to control bleeding and protect against infection. Dressings are pads of gauze or cloth that can be placed directly against the wound to absorb blood and other fluids. Cloth bandages cover dressings and hold them in place.
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Whether you buy a first aid kit at a drug store or put one together yourself, make sure it has all the items you may need, such as medications and emergency phone numbers.
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Test your knowledge of first aid by taking this quiz.
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What should you do about a snakebite? What should you put on a burn?Picture this: You're walking through the woods behind your house and are bitten by a rattlesnake. What would you do?
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Detailed information on cpr, including how to become properly trained in cpr Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is administered when someone's breathing or pulse stops. If both have stopped, then sudden death has occurred. While some of the causes of sudden death include poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution, or smoke inhalation, the most common cause is from heart attack.
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Attempting to restart breathing and heartbeat for someone whose breathing and pulse appear to have stopped.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) employs chest compressions in a sequential pattern with artificial respiration to restore or maintain wea...
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Chest compressions, which keep the person''s blood circulating.Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if a person''s blood flow stops. Therefore, you must continue these procedures until the person''s heartbeat and breathing return,...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is used when the victim isn't breathing and has no pulse. CPR alternates rescue breathing with chest compressions to act in place of the lungs and heart. A CPR class will teach you the correct way to reproduce the heart's pumping action. The information below gives you only the basics of CPR. It is not intended to replace professional instruction.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for an infant, child, or adolescent who has stopped breathing(respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped(cardiac arrest).CPR is performed t...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing(respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped(cardiac arrest).CPR is performed to restore and maintain ...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation on a person who has stopped breathing(respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped(cardiac arrest).CPR is performed to restore and maintain b...
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Under new American Heart Association guidelines, training programs on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR, have become shorter and simpler.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly called CPR, combines rescue breathing(one person breathing into another person) and chest compression in a lifesaving procedure performed when a person has stopped breathing or a person''s heart has stopped b...
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The American Heart Association has issued revised guidelines for administering CPR, intended to simplify the process and help save more lives.
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A guide to the American Heart Association's new, simplified CPR recommendations. Includes a clip and save illustrated wallet key.
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Studies suggest CPR may not always be performed correctly???by professionals or laypersons. Exploring how guidelines for CPR might be fine-tuned.
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Victims of cardiac arrest who received only chest compressions, without interruption for breaths, had a much lower risk of suffering neurological damage as a result of the attack.
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Discusses the causes of sudden cardiac death and tips for how to prevent it.In most cases, death is the expected conclusion to a difficult illness. Sometimes, though, it comes unpredictably and swiftly. Doctors define sudden death as an abrupt, unexpected natural death that ends life less than an hour after final symptoms first develop in a person who does not have a condition that seems rapidly fatal.
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The majority of cardiac attacks occur at home, so being prepared could save a life. Options include learning CPR, owning a defibrillator, and having an emergency plan.
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Airway management involves ensuring that the patient has a patent airway through which effective ventilation can take place.An obstructed airway means that the body is deprived of oxygen. If ventilation is not reestablished, brain death will occur...
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Cooling treatments lower body temperature in order to relieve pain, swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and to decrease the liklihood of cellular damage by slowing the metabolism. Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet cool...
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Cooling or cold treatments are used to decrease pain, minimize swelling, and slow the inflammatory response secondary to injury(usually acute). Cold treatments slow the local physiological activity of the tissues, decrease nerve transmission, and ...
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Detailed information on whether to use heat or cold when treating sore muscles or an injury
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