First Aid for Choking (Heimlich Maneuver) The Heimlich maneuver can be used to clear an object blocking the airway in conscious adults and children ages 1 to 8. It lifts the diaphragm and forces air from the lungs to push the object that blocks the...
CPR is cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Hands-Only CPR uses chest compressions without rescue breaths. Do this in 2 steps: Push hard and push fast in the center of the chest. Give 100 compressions per minute. Keep this up, with minimal interruptions...
The basic principle of homeopathic medicine is that a small dose of a substance will help cure that which it causes in overdose. Although this principle may be a bit confusing at first, it actually makes a lot of sense. Modern day physiology and...
Any blow to the head can result in a head injury. Head injuries can cause damage to the scalp - such as a minor bump on the head or scalp wound that bleeds. Symptoms include pain felt in the back, neck, and/or head. The pain can be severe.
Hyperventilation means breathing faster than normal. This causes too much carbon dioxide to be exhaled. As a result, levels of carbon dioxide in the blood and brain tissue drop. Symptoms include that your heart pounds, it feels like you can't get...
Common causes for sprains and strains are falls, twisting a limb, sports injuries and over-exertion. A sprain results from overstretching or tearing a ligament (fibrous tissue that connects bones), a tendon (tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone)...
Drowning is the fourth leading cause of accidental death. Each year, over 4,000 people drown and about one-third of them are children under 14 years of age. It takes very little water for a child to ...
You can treat most cuts, scrapes, and punctures yourself. But you should get emergency care if you are bleeding a lot, or if you are hurt very badly. Blood gets thicker after bleeding for a few minutes. This is called clotting. Clotting slows down
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Dana Ullman MPH