Camping is one activity that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Whole families indulge in this activity, scouts have their own camping trips and friends can bond over a round of stories over the camp fire. But small injuries can ruin an otherwise perfect camping trip, especially if there’s no first aid kit […]
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A disease caused by a bacterium producing spores called Bacillus anthracis, anthrax seldom affect humans but it is lethal. These spores remain dormant until they find a host that could satisfy their living conditions. Spores are known to survive in the soil for decades. Their usual hosts are wild or domestic livestock.Anthrax vaccines are available
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Complicated fractures are broken bones or fragments of a broken bone which causes damage to surrounding tissues, major blood vessel, or even organs. This is why, as their names suggests, it is complicated in nature. The damage to the other organs is usually due to bone penetration through these organs. This commonly occurs in the
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Emergency personal protective equipment is one of the many several important components of effective emergency response and preparedness. The use of PPE is very crucial for health care providers in disaster management which involves chemical or biological agents and radiation related disasters. These aforementioned toxic agents are considered silent lethal killers which are colorless and
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Babysitting courses offered by the workplace approved equip its participants with appropriate skills needed to care for young children. Through this practical course, teens can ensure the safety of the children left under their watch. Babysitting course for teens are offered by the workplace approved and its accredited training partners throughout the country. This practical
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The Center for Poison Control states on their website that in 2008 they had over 2.4 million calls for poisonings. Often misunderstood, a poison is ANY substance that enters the body and causes harm or illness. A Tylenol that a child eats, rat bait, wasp stings and alcohol are all considered poisons. This article will
The respiratory system is composed of different organs in the body. Its main function is to ensure that the internal environment of the body is maintained through inspiration (inhalation) and expiration (exhalation) between the body and the atmosphere. A constant supply of oxygen is needed by the body for survival, which is obtained from air.
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When an emergency happens, the first thing you should think of is to ask for help. Thanks for our mobile phones, calling for help is a breeze. But while mobile phones allow you to call quickly, you first need to know whom to call. This is why it is important to make a list of
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The term, emergency management traditionally refers to prompt and immediate care given to victims and patients with critical and urgent needs. However, since a lot of people lack access to healthcare, a medical institution’s emergency department (ED) is increasingly being bolstered for both urgent and non-urgent problems. Hence, the core philosophy of emergency management has
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[heading style=”1″]First Aid Re-certification tells you the significance of CPR training for emergencies.[/heading] There is simply no denying that the world we live in is unpredictable. There are countless dangers that can come at you without warning. Unexpected emergency situations can develop at any moment. There are a number of extreme cases that entail the
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