Emergencies / First Aid

New Treatment For Liver Disease

A long-used AIDS drug appears to be the first effective, long-term treatment for hepatitis B in those with advanced liver disease caused by…    

Prevention Measures for Anaphylaxis

Preventing anaphylaxis is the ideal form of treatment. However, that may not always be easy since insect stings are frequently unanticipated and allergic foods…    

Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac

What causes the rash? - Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are plants which cause an itchy skin rash when directly contacted. The rash is…    

Frostbite & Other Cold Injuries

Winter cold and snow provide a number of opportunities to get outside and participate in activities such as skiing, sledding and snowmobiling. However, without…    

Learn more about Anaphylaxis - The Most Serious Allergic Reaction

Anaphylaxis refers to a rapidly developing and serious allergic reaction that affects a number of different areas of the body at one time. Severe…    

Drug Interactions

Whenever two or more drugs are taken concurrently, there is a chance that there will be an interaction among the drugs. The interaction may…    

Fast-acting insulin helps with diabetes emergency

A fast-acting type of insulin called lispro is a safe and effective treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when…    

Uninsured patients flood U.S. emergency rooms

Patients lacking health insurance are flooding U.S. emergency rooms, many seeking routine care that they should get elsewhere, a group representing government-funded clinics reported…    

UK ambulances waste millions fighting speeding fines

Britain’s ambulances have been regularly fined for speeding even when answering emergency calls, the Health Department disclosed on Friday.

Emergency vehicles are…    

First Aid for Animal Bites

The most common animal bites in the United States are from dogs, cats and other humans in that order. Less common, but often more…    

First Aid for Breathing Problems

Some 44 million Americans suffer from allergies and asthma and have trouble breathing during an attack. What’s more, there are millions of people who…    

First Aid for Broken Bones

There are different kinds of broken bones.

Simple or closed fractures:

* The broken bone is not visible through the…    

First Aid for Burns

   

First Aid for Chest Pain

Chest pain can come from a lot of things.

Causes of chest pain that need emergency medical care include:

*…    

First Aid for Choking

Adults: Conscious Victim
1. Choking is indicated by the Universal Distress Signal (hands clutching the throat).

2. If the victim…    

Cuts, Scrapes & Punctures

Cuts, scrapes, and punctures can all result in bleeding.

* Cuts slice the skin open. Close a cut so it won’t get…    

First Aid for Dental Emergencies

Things that need emergency dental and/or first aid care include:

* Broken tooth
* Knocked-out tooth
* Fractured…    

First Aid for Dislocations

A dislocation is a separation of the end of a bone and the joint it meets. Bones that touch in the joints sometimes separate…    

Electrical burns

An electrical burn may appear minor, but the damage can extend deep into the tissues beneath your skin. If a strong electrical current passes…    

Heart attack: First aid

A heart attack occurs when one or more arteries supplying your heart with blood and oxygen become blocked. This loss of blood flow injures…    

Recognize stroke, call ambulance, be a hero - CDC

Few Americans know the major warning signs of stroke, new survey findings indicate, and few would call 911 immediately if they thought someone was…    

Senate backs $5.6 billion Bioterror bill

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to encourage drug and vaccine makers to develop countermeasures against a potentially devastating bioterror attack.

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U.S. House OKs changes in workplace safety laws

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a raft of legislation on Tuesday aimed at better protecting the rights of companies that tangle with federal…