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How to treat a spider or snake bite
Spider and snake bites can be serious medical emergencies, and it’s important to know how to properly treat them if you or someone you’re with is bitten. Depending on the type of spider or snake, the severity of the bite can vary. Here are some steps you can take to help reduce the risk of complications and ensure that the person gets the medical attention they need: First Aid Management of Australian Snake Bite Send for an ambulance for any person with a suspected snake bite Keep the person immobilised (still), reassured and under constant observation Apply pressure bandaging with […]
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10 Essential Items to Add to Your First Aid Kit
Accidents and injuries can occur anywhere – at home, at the workplace, while driving or while participating in sports events. While hopefully, you won’t need this kit for anything more than bumps and scrapes, it’s best to be prepared. A First Aid Kit can give you peace of mind in a medical emergency. Being prepared could help you save a life or help someone. A basic first-aid kit checklist might include: 1. Adhesive Dressings Commonly known as Band-aids, this type of dressing comes in various sizes. They are used mainly for covering minor cuts or skin injuries. 2. Antiseptic wipes Antiseptic wipes […]
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Why Scuba Divers Should Understand Basic First Aid
One of the main rules of scuba diving is to look but not touch anything. Any good dive briefing always includes a reminder not to touch, tease or take anything from the fragile marine environment. Why? For two reasons. The first one is because of preservation. It can badly damage marine life and disrupt the marine ecosystem’s balance. The second reason is that touching underwater creatures and corals can not only harm them but us as well. Many marine animals can injure a diver if alarmed, disturbed or aggravated, and having basic first aid knowledge can help if an injury occurs. From […]
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Why is it important to complete a First Aid Refresher?
First aid knowledge has its benefits for both you as an individual and for your community. It prepares you to assist people who become injured in an accident or emergency situation until help arrives. First aid skills can be necessary anytime, anywhere: at home, at work, or in public locations. Having first aid knowledge extends to your family, friends, co-workers, and the community. Accidents are inevitable, and no one is safe from any potential physical injury, illness, or trauma. The safest and wisest thing that people can do is to be prepared if any accidents or emergency situations happen. This is why […]
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