Snake bites are very fatal if not treated immediately. If a snake bite is not treated immediately, the victim has high chances of experiencing severe reaction to venom and within a few minutes death can occur. In most cases, the bites occur in remote areas making it hard to get emergency medical help. Thus, it …
If you have gone through approved first aid training, you get prepared to deal with any medical emergency effectively. There are many approved first aid course providers in Canada where you can undertake the training that you require. By undertaking the course, you will contribute a great role in saving humanity by conserving life. The …
Oftentimes, especially during medical emergencies, rescuers forget to preserve the clothes of the individual or patient in their effort to focus on saving the life of the individual. What they do not realize is that being a rescuer is not just about saving lives especially when the individual is a victim of a crime. This …
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First aid training in Canada is not only designed for experts like nurses and doctors or those who desire to have a career in the health care sector. The training has content that is relevant for every person regardless of age or sex. The training does not teach about the complex treatment procedures. It shows …
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For years, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals rely on professional first aid and CPR courses to save the lives of people inside and outside healthcare facilities. This is because CPR, first aid and other basic life support techniques are effective and practical during emergency situations wherein medical equipments are scarce and there are no …
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Asphyxia is a condition of the body that occurs from severely inadequate oxygen supply or excessive carbon dioxide to the body. It is usually a result of disruption in breathing or insufficient oxygen supply. Nerve cells in the brain can survive only up to four minutes without oxygen. Without oxygen, these cells will die and …
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Hyperglycemia is a medical condition describing high blood sugar. It is caused by too much glucose in the blood plasma. The normal blood sugar level ranges from 70 to 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) before breakfast as glucose levels may rise after breakfast, depending on diet. It is considered hyperglycemic between 100 and 126 …
The Emergency Department is often the place where individuals and victims of violence, abuse and neglect go and seek for help which in most cases are not really identified until a comprehensive assessment is done primarily due to incongruence in a victim’s narration of events, and body language. Each year, in North America alone, there …
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Legal requirements for a duty to rescue are not constant in all localities, states or nations. This makes it important to note that a moral or ethical duty to rescue may exist even where there is no legal duty to rescue. There are always political justifications for such a duty. For example, one sort of …