Carmel was in Spain for an official business trip when she dislocated her right thumb. She was alone in her hotel room when decided to take a bubble bath after a full day of meetings and sightseeing. Her foot was already inside when she realized that she forgot her iPod so she quickly rushed to […]
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Crush injuries result when certain parts of the body are subjected to a high degree of pressure or force, usually when the body is squeezed between two immobile or heavy objects. Damaged caused by injuries include bleeding, bruising, fracture, laceration, secondary infection, nerve injury, wounds, and/or compartment syndrome (increased pressure in a leg or arm
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A is a condition in which excessive blood and fluid loss makes the heart incapable of pumping sufficient blood to the vital organs of the body. Causes of hypovolemic shock When your body loses 1/5 of the blood present in your body, it goes into a hypovolemic shock. Some of the most common causes of excessive
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A fracture refers to a crack or a break in a bone. When a person is fractured, he will first hear a snap and then experience an acute pain. With care and effort you can provide first aid to a person who has undergone a fracture. A fracture can usually be seen as an open
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Victoria First Aid provides outstanding and high-quality first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses. The most popular program is standard first aid. The company has been teaching first aid and CPR techniques since 2008. We proudly invite you to check out their website. It is very easy to register for any of their classes which you would
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All of the major Canadian first aid and CPR providers offer several of the same first aid and CPR courses. The most popular first aid classes are standard first aid and emergency first aid. One of the most frequently asked questions is what is the difference between standard first aid and emergency first aid (register
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Candidates in enrolled in a standard first aid courses will learn to do a head-to-toe examination. Rescuers do this examination to determine whether there are other injuries or complicating factors to the emergency. The following is a detailed description of a head-to-toe examination that a candidate of a workplace approved standard first aid class or
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Over half a million people die every year in North America from cardiac arrest. Without quick intervention from trained individuals in first aid and CPR, the chances of recovery are almost zero. However, with training from workplace-approved standard first aid courses, the chances of recovery are significantly raised. Standard first aid is one of the most
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