Facts on Heart Attacks A heart attack is caused by a blood clot that completely or partially closes a coronary artery that supplies the heart muscle with blood Sudden chest pain typically occurs with radiation to the arm, often without notice The patient may be very poor with turmoil, shortness […]
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First Aid For Headaches
Facts About Headaches Many have tried to have a headache. Often it is of mild transient nature and does not need to be treated The headache may be of different types (migraine, tension headache or cluster headache) or occur as a result of other conditions, for example. fever, head injury, […]
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Facts About Fevers Fever is above 38 Ā° C (measured in the rectum) Fever is one of the body’s reactions to infection Rising and falling temperatures during fever give chills and sweating, respectively Children with fever should not receive acetylsalicylic acid to lower the fever What is fever? Fever is […]
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