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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Vomiting in children is normal, even for infants. Vomiting is the forceful ejection of the stomach’s contents through the mouth, and sometimes, even through the nose. Vomiting is a natural defense ofthe body to remove any potentially toxic substances in the body. Its medical term is emesis.It can be caused by a wide variety of
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A medical disorder of the blood, anemia refers to the condition where there is low red blood cell count or amount of hemoglobin in blood than normal. Hemoglobin is found in red blood cells and is the protein that carries oxygen from the lungs. In men, it is considered anemia when hemoglobin level is below
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Heart palpitations are sensations or feelings of having quick, pulsating or pounding heartbeats. There are many factors that can lead to trigger of heart palpitations. In majority of the cases, they can often cause concern due to the feeling of skipping heartbeats, they are usually no cause for alarm, since the heart is still working
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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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Seizures can be sudden and dramatic. St Mark James Training teaches you to keep calm in this situation and seize control to keep the patient safe. I had a recent experience of witnessing an adult having a seizure and as shocking as it can look, the care is simple and my First Aid Certification taught
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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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Nonulcer stomach pain described a set of signs and symptoms that occur due to indigestion, without a known cause. It is also called nonulcer dyspepsia or functional dyspepsia. Nonulcer stomach pain is a common condition that can last for a very long time as well. The signs and symptoms may be similar to those of
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