First aid can be done at home by you or someone you know if the condition is not critical. You can buy over the counter medication and other accessories to relieve your problems at home. If your condition is critical then you should not do it at home but rather get to the emergency room before it’s too late. You should use your judgment to see whether it’s critical or casual.

First Aid treatment for toothache

• You have a toothache because your tooth is decaying which was caused by bacteria.
• You will feel pain when drinking something cold or hot or eat something sweet
• Sweet and sugar are what your bacteria live on
• You can decrease intake of sugar to decrease bacteria dwelling
• You have an infection when your mouth is foul in smell
• You can get to the doctor for diagnoses if you have long lasting pain for more than 1 day
• You can rinse your mouth with warm water and mouth wash and remove food particles by flossing
• You can use benzocaine to put directly on the tooth to relieve pain, as well as aspirin and Motrin

First aid for puncture wound

• Minor cuts and scrapes can go away on their own
• Put pressure on the wound site to stop bleeding
• If bleeding persist then get to the emergency room
• Use a sterile tweezers to remove debris
• Cover it with a bandage or gauze to prevent bacteria and flies from coming in even though exposure to the air would make it heal faster
• You should worry about infection and keep assessing for that
• You can get medical help if you see infection
• Infection can be brutal and you can get your part amputated if tentanus or gangrene appear
• Change the dressing regularly to keep from infected or dirty dressing
• If you got a animal bite you should get to the doctor to check for rabies

First aid for poisoning

• Check for signs and symptoms of poisoning such as difficulty breathing, passing out, seizures, drowsy, unconscious, restlessness, agitated, breath smells of chemical, vomitting, can’t sleep, medication laying around, burn or redness around the lips, burn, stains or odor on his or her body or clothing
• If you see 1 or more and you think that the person has been poison you can call the parademic or the poison center for help
• 1800-222-1222 is the poison control center in the Us
• Call the number if you don’t know what is the cause of the poison or if you want some instruction on what to do
• You can follow their advice for treatment
• You can flush cool to lukewarm water into the eyes of the poison person
• You can bring the medication bottle of the poison agent if found so that the doctor will know what to do

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 at 6:00 am.