Infants are highly prone to situations such as choking that require immediate medical attention. It is, therefore important for a parent or the caretaker to know how to carry out baby CPR in order to offer the help required. This is a process that should only be carried by a person who has the skills […]
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Emergency decontamination procedures are the various processes of removing accumulated contaminants which are very critical to the health and safety of health care providers by preventing secondary contamination between health care workers and other patients within the health care facility. Emergency decontamination procedures should have a definitive plan in educating the employees both medical and
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Heart Attack Must-Knows First aid for heart attack can greatly improve the outcome of victims. But before you can provide first aid, you need to know more about heart attack. When you talk about heart attack, you can forget about the ‘six degrees of separation rule’. It is a very common disease. Almost everyone has
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Rescuing victims in the water When rescuing victims in the water the “Reach-throw-row-go” is the most preferred approach in this type of rescue. It follows a sequence of quick but careful steps in handling and rescuing victims trapped in any water environment. The Reach-throw-row-go approach is as follows: If the victim is within reach and
