Syphilis is an acute and chronic infectious disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. It is typically acquired through unprotected sexual intercourse and it is also sexual in origin. By the start of the new millennium, it was predicted that 12 million people around the world are infected with this sexually transmitted disease and more […]
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Cardiogenic shock occurs when decreased carbon dioxide leads to inadequate tissue perfusion and initiation of the shock syndrome. Cardiogenic shock may occur following a myocardial infarction when a large area of the muscles of the heart becoming ischemic, necrotic and hypokinetic (ineffective contractions of the heart). Cardiogenic shock usually occurs as a result of the end-stage
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), previously called adult respiratory distress syndrome is a severe form of acute lung injury that warrants immediate emergency care and management. This clinical syndrome is best characterized by a sudden and progressive edema of the pulmonary cavity, insufficiency of oxygen exchange, hypoxemia despite oxygen supplementation and reduced lung expansion. Individuals
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Road accidents are not uncommon. At one point in your life, you will get to see motor vehicle accidents while driving. Read further and know how to help in a road crash and understand the importance of taking first aid courses. You are heading off to work, the traffic crawling slowly. And then you pass-by
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While providing first aid, you might hear EMTs, paramedics and other emergency healthcare personnel talk about Glasgow Coma Scale. As a first aider, it would be best to have some knowledge about this assessment tool. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a universal tool used by medical professionals throughout the world in assessing the level
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Difficulty in breathing, also called shortness of breath and dyspnea. If one is experiencing sudden and unexpected difficulty in breathing, especially not during after exercise or any physical activity, it is almost always an emergency medical situation. When the body is short of breath, the body may not be receiving the sufficient amount of oxygen
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Great first aid courses must cover the essential areas of first aid, particularly Basic Life support, which will include rescue artificial circulation support and rescue breathing. The following are parts which need to be covered in this course: Critical Thinking and Emergency training according to needs, complete physical assessment, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency procedures. Also,
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Nowadays it is not just paramedical or medical workers who are joining CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation classes. The courses have become popular within the public as well. The skills taught in CPR classes are life saving and thus very important to all. CPR in pets Owners of pets and experts who work with animals such as
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It’s been said time and again that all adults should know how to correctly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR, but what about children? Most would assume that children aren’t strong or mature enough to perform CPR but this has been proven to be untrue time and again. There have been numerous recorded instances when very
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We go out of our way and do a number of things to ensure that we’re ready for whatever life throws at us. This is why some of us take first aid and CPR courses, have first aid kits scattered around the house, in the car and even in the office drawer. But no matter
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