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First Aid Management To Common Children Health Hazards

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqP6bDfFFfI Children are more susceptible to accidents because of their age. That is why parents need to be mindful concerning their child’s safety and health at all times. There are common adolescent health hazards that can cause a significant threat to a child’s health which includes drowning, poisoning and burns. This page will outline the common […]

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First Aid for Electrical Injuries

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Electrical injuries occur when an electrical current passes through the body that causes inadvertent damage and burns to the internal organs thereby affecting their functions. Faulty electrical lines, machinery and appliances may result in an electrical injury. Others causes of electrical injuries may occur with contact with household wiring or power lines. There are a number of factors that

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Tips for Choosing the Right First Aid Kit

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There are many reasons why you need to get a good first aid kit, but the interesting thing has to be in the way most people associate this with camping and expeditions. While first aid kits come in handy then, that is not the only time one needs to get a kit. Having one at

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What are the symptoms of postpartum depression?

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Postpartum depression, abbreviated PPD, is defined as a severe long-term depression following childbirth. This is not to be confused with baby blues which are a more common temporary situation. While baby blues are characterized by mood swings and crying spells that ease, PPD is more intense with persistent mood swings. An extreme form of this

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Hurricane: Before, During and After

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A hurricane is a kind of severe tropical storm or tropical cyclone that brings about strong winds, intense rainfall, storm surges and floods. It typically results to catastrophic damage in large areas it strikes, mainly in the coastlines but also reaches hundred miles inland. It forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of

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Foreign body in the nose

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It is a known fact that children are naturally curious and often wonder how things work. In most cases, they show this curiosity by asking questions or exploring the world around them. One of the possible dangers of the curiosity of children is when they place foreign objects into their mouth, ears and nose. This

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First Aid Management: Ear Squeeze

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Ear squeeze typically occurs when there is unequal pressure between the middle ear and the pressure in the environment. It usually occurs in the middle ear, but can also appear in the external ear and the inner ear, when pressure inside is less than the surrounding pressure. The most common cause is sudden change in

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Effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Overwhelming events that are considered to be well beyond the normal range of normal experience results in a condition known as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This condition generates waves of anxiety, anger, aggression, depression and suspicion which can threaten a person’s sense of self and interferes with normal coping behaviors as well as activities

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Recognizing and Managing Shock

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Shock, is a medical term which refers to a serious, life-threatening condition. It does not just mean the patient is in shock emotionally after an incident. Emergency help needs to be sought as quickly as possible. First Aid Classes teach you that shock is when the circulatory system fails. This means, the essential oxygen and

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Treatment for Yeast Infection

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A type of fungal infection, yeast infection is caused by the overgrowth of any of the Candida species in the region of the genitals. For women, it may be called vulvo vaginal yeast infection. It is a type of vaginitis, or inflammation of the vagina, which affects the vagina and vulva. A common type of

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