Health
How to have a well-stocked first-aid kit
A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you respond effectively to common injuries and emergencies. Ideally, one kit should be in the home and one in the family car.
Nov 17, 2015
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News tagged with first aid
Psychology & Psychiatry
French firemen test hypnosis to help victims
"Look me straight in the eye. Your mind is emptying, your body is relaxing," says the fireman, using the calming words of hypnosis to help a trauma victim—a technique being pioneered by fire crews in the eastern French ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Cardiology
Widespread CPR training saves lives
A nationwide effort in Denmark to increase the number of people trained in CPR led to an increase in bystander CPR and ultimately contributed to increased cardiac arrest survival rates in that country, according to research ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Members of the public lack skills, confidence necessary to save lives with CPR, research shows
Even members of the lay public who have received CPR training are confused about how to perform the lifesaving skill and say they don't have confidence in their ability to do it properly, according to a study from the Perelman ...
Nov 12, 2011
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Medical research
New cotton candy-like glass fibers appear to speed healing in venous stasis wound trial
Imagine a battlefield medic or emergency medical technician providing first aid with a special wad of cottony glass fibers that simultaneously slows bleeding, fights bacteria (and other sources of infection), stimulates the ...
May 3, 2011
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