First Aid

2007-03-12 16:25:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am doing a first aid project about fainting and i have t tell a story about somene who has fainted, any intrestng ones?

2007-03-12 12:42:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-12 12:06:48 · 7 answers · asked by goodwindj86 1

I have basic medical training and years of experience in the medical field. I no longer work in hospitals, nursing homes, or care facilities - I work at a residential hotel. We have residents with medical problems and I have made rendered assistance to them as needed - I don't play doctor. I help people up when they fall, I ask people about medications when they lock themselves out of their rooms so that I can call someone to let them back in, and I never forget that I promised at one time, to help people with medical needs. However, my employer tells me I am no longer to help injured people and I have been spoken to about rendering aid. My question is, can't I be sued for not helping? I have medical certifications, first aid, CPR certs, and I have passed the state exam for Phlebotomy and EKG technician. I have been a nurse's aid for many, many years. If I leave someone lying on the ground and they find out I could have helped, can't I get in trouble? Couldn't I lose my certs?

2007-03-12 09:09:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a needle for a 14g lip piercing. Can I use this on my nose? A regular needle is way to small, I think.
Any advice?
Thanks

2007-03-12 08:23:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got my ears pierced last year when I was 15 (guy). I'm 16 now and they've been pierced for about 8 months. Well, recently I started sleeping with my left earring in my ear, stopped wearing my right earring. What I just found out today is that I had stretched the hole pretty damn wide. My left hole piercing has always been atleast twice the size of my right hole piercing, now it's like 3 times the size.

Although my right ear healed, I've had off and on problems with my left ear. It got infected once and I had to repierce it because it fell out one night while it was still healing. Because it had to be repierced the hole was twice the size it was before. What I want to know is if in its current condition, will it heal?

2007-03-12 07:35:28 · 6 answers · asked by bazmoe 1

I woke up this morning and my ear was hurting. I think I probably have an ear infection. What is the best quick fix? I just want it to stop hurting!

2007-03-12 06:24:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ran very fast and fell down about a week ago. Now my wounds still hurt. There is a thick pink skin gathered at the border of my wound. I went to see the doctor the doctor told me that that could leave me scars. She was new so she didnt tell me much about how to lessen the scarring, but I read in an article that I have to keep it moist using some liquid bandages instead of keeping it dry to make it heal faster and lessen the scarring. Now that my wounds are still recovering and I could still do something about it, I was wondering how true was it? Should I leave them to dry or moist? What liquid bandages are there?

2007-03-12 03:07:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat just ran over my face! ( was just lay down on my bed) I know have an nice big scratch on my nose...What the best way to get it to heal fast so I don't look bad for job interviews?

2007-03-11 16:47:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

when you have the hik up'swhat works better breathing in and out or holding your breath? ~.~

2007-03-11 14:45:58 · 10 answers · asked by Lindsay B 2

I recently was stung on my toes by red ants. I have washed the infected area, put peroxide on it, and also put anti-itch cream on my foot. All of this isn't helping very well and was wondering if there was something else you could recommend?

2007-03-11 09:41:27 · 5 answers · asked by LESLIE P 2

Does anyone know the best way to treat it??? He is only 10 and as you can imagine its hurting....

2007-03-11 09:37:43 · 10 answers · asked by sunflora 4

2007-03-11 08:31:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was being stupid and playin with a zippo lighter and i forgot how hot it would be so i accdently touched the meta part that surrounds the flame. so i was wonderinghow do i treat it.

the skin is turning white and the area around it is red and it stings like a mother.

any tips?

2007-03-11 06:57:54 · 12 answers · asked by Henry F 1

Yesterday, around 12:30, my little brother got bit by a poisonous spider, and he is only 9 years old. He was rushed to the hospital immediately after he got bit. The doctors gave him Benadryl through a needle. Before and after we got to the hospital, he put his arm underneath an ice bag to relieve the pain. When he got home, he was screaming in agony due to painful burning and cramps. It is uncertain on which kind of spider bit him. My dad wanted him to help him with yard work, so my brother put on gloves. The spider bit him on the hand in the glove. My dad looked through the gloves and found egg sacks and the parent spiders. My mom gave him Clariton, Tongue dissolver's and Asprin. No, she did not give him all of the medicine at once. How long will the burning and cramping take effect?

2007-03-11 05:23:16 · 5 answers · asked by JAnimaniac 1

I hurt this knee years ago and it has re-occuring problems...like when I jog on it it will get swollen if I do not wear a knee brace. Anyway, I tripped yesterday and fell on the same knee. Today it is bruised and a little swollen, not bad. I want to treat it...I have heard ice pack first and then warm compress afterwards...is that the answer? Just curious.

2007-03-11 01:57:19 · 10 answers · asked by H 3

Well, my mum saw on my back today that I have this red mark (about two cm long) that isnt normally there.

I'm wondering because two days ago I went sailing with a few mates and because of recent storms we had bluebottles where we were. Five of my friends were stung.

I'm wondering if this could be a blue bottle sting? Would you able to feel it on your back?

If it's not, do you have any more suggestions on what else it might be?

2007-03-10 22:12:20 · 5 answers · asked by Janine 1

Since i was 5 or 6 years old if i'm not mistaken,i have a sudden interest in either watching tv that shows dramas or movies that has a hero performing CPR on the heroine to revive her back to life either due to drowning,asphixiation,heart attack,etc. until now.I also loves to read medical books with CPR illustrations(female as the victim) when i go to the library.Sometimes i did mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions on my wife for fun.My wife does admit that i'm kinda weird for choosing this as a fetish but later on she does'nt mind at all.She said she love it to since she get used to it for quite a long time.I do worry if i might broke her ribs or even interupt her normal heart rythm while doing chest compressions on her but so far she's ok.Seriously i love her so much and really don't want her to get hurt just because of my weird fetish.Is this something normal for a men to have such a fetish?If it's normal/not normal,can you guys tell me what's the logic for such?

2007-03-10 16:24:26 · 7 answers · asked by georgiasnakemaroon 1

2007-03-10 13:22:32 · 23 answers · asked by CALIBAby 2

i keep coughing a lot. not like having a cold. but like weezy coughs. and it feels like its hard to breathe like theres a hole in my throat or something.... it hurts and when i cough it hurts and feels like im gagging or something... help please?

2007-03-10 12:56:39 · 17 answers · asked by nola 2

so i got my lip pierced yesterday and it didn't swell up until this afternoon...when i cleaned it!

now i look like i have been bashed in the face by some heavy object. any tips on how to get the swelling to go down, and fast!

2007-03-10 11:26:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

so like four days ago, my question is, it doesn't hurt, i've been rinsing it every hour with half water half listerine, but i looked in the mirror and i noticed a little bit of yellow puss coming from the hole of my piercing underneath my tongue is this normal? the puss was a light yellow almost cream color.

2007-03-10 10:15:31 · 4 answers · asked by gihae0401 2

i ate popcorn a weekago and it went down funny and my throat has been irritated ever since i tried eating all sorts of thing and it doesnt get better.. drinking water or cokes makes it feel worse. it is located in the bottom part of my throat so i cant see the area with a flash light is it posible i got a peice of kernal stuck in there?

2007-03-10 08:53:32 · 9 answers · asked by chrisetownh18 2

I'm 16 and I just can't get to sleep for some reason. My heart seems like it's beating kind of fast because of adrenaline or something. I weighed myself and I lost about 6 pounds in that amount of time because I haven't been hungry and ate close to nothing. My urine is dark yellow which I know is a sign of dehydration and my vision is a bit off but not much. I took about 4 phentermine pills that I thought were caffeine pills which I know is retarded and haven't slept for more than 4 hours since...

2007-03-10 08:48:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i smashed a glass this morning. Since then i have had sharp pain in my hand around the tiny cut. the cut is like a paper cut so i really think there is anyway i can get it out myself if there is anything in there.

i was wondering if anyone knows a way of drawing the glass out.
also this may just be my bf winding me up but he seems to think if it does'nt come out it might endter the bloodstream and cause me further pain. I would feel like a complete loon going to the doctors with the tiny cut !

2007-03-10 08:14:11 · 9 answers · asked by jess 1

i was chewing a candy then my siter wanted to see want color my candy was...so i stuck out my tongue ans she said it was bleeding....and it was....i keep gargling water to get the blood out of my mouth but so far it hasnt stopped....this happened about five minutes ago...how do i make it stop bleeding!

2007-03-10 07:17:59 · 6 answers · asked by xSoDaPoPx 1

My family always used to tell me that A new cut would always heal faster if the bandage was taken off. After it stoped bleeding, is that true? Maby it will dry the scab faster.

2007-03-10 07:11:38 · 6 answers · asked by MB3019 2

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2007-03-10 06:42:33 · 8 answers · asked by Kyliee 1

Have you or anybody else you know ever been stung by a bee or wasp before? I was at the beach laying out and a huge wasp landed on my lower abdomen. Before I could shoo it away, it dug it's bloody stinger into my abdomen and I was howling in pain the whole day! What did you do about yours?

2007-03-10 04:57:03 · 8 answers · asked by YinxSphinxmen 4

it's been two weeks and it has a slight red puffy ring around the top hole with no redness around the bottom hole. It doesnt hurt at all and i have been cleaning it twice a day with liquid dial hand soap and first aid ointment is it just healing or should i be worried?

2007-03-10 02:54:19 · 5 answers · asked by iamme 1