A strain or a pulled muscle can be defined as an injury to a muscle or a similar soft part by using that part too much. This normally results from persistent use of part of a body, fatigue or using a muscle the wrong way. Strains can occur in any muscle but the most pronounced …
Definition This can simply be defined as the upper airway blockage. The blockage may be in the laryngeal also known as the voice box, trachea or throat. Blockage of the upper airway will result into your body lacking oxygen. By virtue that this is an emergency, it is advisable to learn Heimlich maneuver which involves …
Poisoning can be defined as when the body is exposed to harmful substances either through swallowing, breathing in or injecting the body. These substances impair the normal functioning of the body and can lead to illness or worse still death of a person or animal. Most of these poisons occur by accident but others could …
Typically head injuries result from road carnages, diving in unknown shallow water levels, falling down facing your head to the ground and many others. There are various indicators that a person’s head has been injured. Among them are: headache, vision impairment, being numb, unresponsiveness, bruises around the eyes, paralysis, blood running to the white of …
The skin is one of the largest body organs that has numerous functions for instance, regulation of body temperature, production of vitamin, sensation etc. When there is a cut through the skin we call the ‘cut’ a wound. There are two types of wounds namely; acute and chronic wounds. Chronic wounds refer to those that …