Maintaining basic personal hygiene is vital in preventing the spread of diseases most especially during emergency disaster situations. Although clean running water during such events becomes more of a luxury in such difficult times, it is one of the most essential things for maintaining proper hygiene which must be given priority by all working agencies […]
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Saving Your Loved One In An Emergency If your loved one suffers a life-threatening emergency, would you know what to do? First aid skills are life-saving skills that are essential in the proper handling and management of emergency situations. It is easy to get rattled in the face of an emergency. There are many factors
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Menopause is an event that usually occurs in women during midlife, between their late 40s and early 50s. It is also being defined as the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the ovaries, which is, the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that causes menstruation. This results in the reduction
Although it is rarely heard of, children have died of hanging and strangulation. It mostly happens to toddlers who become entangled with blind cords or other rope-like materials. The story of two-year old Alexandra Hoegh, daughter of one of Britain’s richest men, was a tragedy. Alexandra Hoegh passed away after becoming entangled with a blind
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Many people are not confident to help in an emergency because of the lack of first aid training. Despite the advocacy of the government and private organizations to train more people in first aid, the number of trained first aiders remains dismal. This reflects on the number of accident-related disabilities and deaths which could have
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First Aid & Safety Tips : How to Measure & Record Vital Signs During First Aid [media url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_iFopwjA5k” width=”600″ height=”400″] Information gathered during the assessment must be analyzed and decisions made based on the best interests of the injured individual. It is especially important to determine whether the situation can be handled on-site or whether
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[heading style=”1″]Care CPR First Aid explains about CPR For Geriatric Care and the importance of learning it.[/heading] Geriatric care is an essential job. Caregivers are given the responsibility of ensuring that our seniors are well taken care of during their twilight years. They also have the responsibility to make sure that their patients are as
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Goiter refers to a condition in which the thyroid gland, situated at the base of the neck, grows too large. The thyroid gland is located just below the Adam’s apple of your neck. Goiter is usually a painless condition. However, a large goiter may result in cough and breathing or swallowing difficulty. The most common
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Sports medicine is defined as a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. It includes injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation; performance enhancement through training, nutrition and psychology; management of medical problems; and exercise prescription in health and in chronic disease states. It also
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Common Elements of AEDs There are many different AED models that are manufactured worldwide but the general principles for its uses are basically the same for each, although the interface such as controls, displays and options vary to a slight degree. Usually First Aid Courses teach its participants on the basic elements of an automatic
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