This page made 01-15-02 04-28-97 08-14-95 (A REFRESHER for people with 1st-Aid training) Choking can result in unconsciousness and cardiopulmonary arrest. It is often caused by food or other foreign body lodged in the throat (airway). Indeed, choking caused by foreign body airway obstruction accounts for about 3,000 deaths each year. The recognition and proper management of choking is of key importance to safety in homes, restaurants, and other public places. (Ot ...

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Abdominal Thrusts Adult | Child | Infant | Pregnant Woman or Obese Person Choking Adult Conscious Adult If a person is clutching his or her throat with both hands, he or she is making the universal sign for choking. If the person can cough or talk, encourage him or her to continue coughing. Once the victim can no longer talk or cough, you must clear the obstructed airway. To clear the obstructed airway that causes choking, you must perform the Heimlich maneuver, also known as abdomin ...

The Smart Thing To Do “First Aid, Life Saved”. It may sound dramatic but often it is true. If you call the emergency medical services to an incident, your actions have started the "chain of survival". You have acted to help someone you may not even know. First aid is helping, first aid is making that call, putting a Band-Aid on a small wound, controlling bleeding in large wounds, or staying with a collapsed person who needs emergency personn ...

Electrical shock first aid Electrical shock first aid: learn what to do in the case of a severe electrical shock. Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers are eye level to electrical outlets and like to poke objects in them. Most parents have the outlets covered, but what do you do if your child's gets curious at a home where they are not covered and pokes a screw driver into the outlet? Or perhaps they are playing with a wire that is old and coming apart, they stick it into their mouth and a ...

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First Aid Tutorial The following first aid tutorial was graciously provided by Remo P.J. Tilanus, an astronomer working in Hawaii. Captain Dave extends his thanks and encourages those with an interest in Hawaii or the stars to visit Remo's site. Please note that while this guide will not turn you into a surgeon or even an EMT. It is not intended as a field guide to keep your family healthy when the world as we know it comes to an end. If you are the first to respond to an injury, it is our ...

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Chapter 4 - Page 4 BONE AND JOINT INJURY You could face bone and joint injuries that include fractures, dislocations, and sprains. Fractures There are basically two types of fractures: open and closed. With an open (or compound) fracture, the bone protrudes through the skin and complicates the actual fracture with an open wound. After setting the fracture, treat the wound as any other open wound. The closed fracture has no open wounds. Follow the guidelines for immobilization, and ...

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