As a trained first aider, you may have been equipped with the necessary skills to save life. However, one huge hindrance in providing effective first aid is communication. Read further and learn how to overcome language barriers in first aid. Communication is an important aspect in a successful first aid. No matter how good or […]
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Dehydration in children is usually a result of a combination of vomiting and diarrhea caused by a viral infection in the body. It is a known fact that water is essential to the body. Thus, when there is excessive loss of body fluids, mostly water, dehydration occurs. In dehydration, more water is moving out of
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First Aid Classes – Emergency First Aid for Babies Every parent wants to be prepared if the worst should happen to their child. First Aid Classes provide training to cope with emergency circumstances. Babies are very dependent and vulnerable, and are at risk of choking on food or small objects in the mouth. If an
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This is the final installment in our three-part series on childhood accidents. Here are five childhood emergencies that made it to our roundup of top 15 leading causes of accidents in children. Sports- and recreation-related injuries Almost 20 percent of all hospital emergency department visits by children are due to sports and recreation injuries. Soccer,
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The previous post discussed the top 5 leading causes of accidents in children. Here are is the continuation of the top 15 leading causes of accidents in children. Poisoning Accidental ingestion of medication is one of the most common types of poisoning in children younger than five years of age. Poisoning involving common household products,
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Seeing a child injured in an accident is truly heart-breaking. And yet, around 25,500 children are hospitalized and some 390 children die each year due to accidents. This makes childhood injuries the leading health risk for children under 14. Many of these childhood injuries are actually preventable. Awareness of these hazards can help prevent accidents and
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It was a great shock and tragedy to the world when the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 1912, while on voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, USA. Thousands of lives were lost when the “unsinkable” ship, the largest afloat during its time, struck an iceberg which lead to its
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Asphyxiation occurs when there is an inadequate amount of oxygen that is supplied to the brain and other vital body organs. The effects of asphyxia depend on the extent of oxygen deprivation in vital body organs. The longer a person’s brain does not receive oxygen, the more profound the effects would be. Choking, strangulation and
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When providing first aid for injuries involving the chest, always keep in mind that major body organs and structures, such as the heart, lungs, great blood vessels, liver, trachea, spleen, stomach, and gallbladder, may have been affected and first aid training helps save lives of many people. Also remember that injuries to the back can
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The eyes are some of the most important sensory organs, at the same time, the most delicate parts of the human body. While it has reflexes that protect it from dirt and foreign body, this defense is relatively incapable of protecting the eyes from other major injuries. As a matter of fact, eye injuries commonly
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