Facts About Asthma Asthma attacks are due to sudden narrowing of the respiratory tract and manifests itself in severe respiratory distress, accompanied by wheezing and often cough and anxiety If the person has a seizure of asthma medicine, help him / her take 2-3 breath / suction from the inhaler If it does not help after approx. 10 minutes, repeat the inhalation If there is no improvement after approx. 20 minutes, you must call an ambulance Background An asthma attack is due to the airway narrowing and it causes wheezing and wheezing and respiratory distress The attack can be triggered by an external influence, for example. dust, pollen, animal hair or cold, but can also come without any explanation Most […]
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Facts About Cramps With Small Children Cramps in young children are usually fever cramps or affective cramps Both fever cramps and affective cramps can cause short-term unconsciousness and twitching in muscles In case of fever cramps, protect the child from being injured and cooling the child Both fever cramps and affective cramps are benign conditions that do not cause problems in the long run Background Fever cramps occur at approx. 3% of children most often aged 1-4 years ( fever cramps ) Affective cramps always debut before the age of 2, occur at 3-4% and disappear at the latest in school age ( affective cramps ) Although convulsions look very alarming, they are usually harmless Single short-term seizures do not […]
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Facts About Meningitis Meningitis, is a serious disease that can affect anyone – regardless of age The disease is caused by inflammation with viruses or bacteria in the barriers that cover the brain Symptoms of meningitis are high fever, drowsiness, stiff neck – the patient can not get the hair down on the chest – headache, relations to strong light, possibly rash or cramps Early symptoms may remind you of flu In case of suspicion of meningitis: call the hospital. Background Meningitis, meningitis, is a serious disease that can affect anyone – regardless of age The disease is caused by inflammation with bacteria or viruses in the barriers that cover the brain Without immediate treatment, the disease can lead to […]
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Facts About Allergies A severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) develops in allergy sufferers shortly after exposure to certain allergens such as insect bites and foods but is also seen, for example, by medical allergies. The condition can be untreated to be fatal in a short period of time If a person gets an allergic reaction, call for professional help immediately Often allergy sufferers themselves have adrenaline (epiphene) or inhaled medicine – help the person take the medicine or inject if they can not self In case of shock and unconsciousness, normal first aid is exercised Background A severe allergic reaction, also called anaphylaxis , can lead to shock and life-threatening difficulty breathing The condition can develop within seconds or minutes in […]
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Facts About Shock In the medical world, circulatory “shock” is a condition where the body is not receiving enough oxygen and nutrients Circulatory shock is a rare but life-threatening condition that requires fast and advanced treatment at the hospital There are many causes of shock, but the symptoms are very similar: Shock is life-threatening! You can help by providing emergency first aid and provide for hospitalisation as soon as possible What is shock? The word stock has different meanings depending on the context in which the word is used. In the medical world, “shock” is the same as “circulatory shock”. It indicates a life-threatening condition where the body does not receive sufficient amounts of oxygen or nutrition to function normally. […]
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Facts About Strokes Strokes is due to a blood clot or bleeding in the brain An Strokes suddenly causes infertile half-sided symptoms due to a stop in blood flow to the brain 90% of all people with apoplexy have very characteristic symptoms: facial paralysis Half-sided paralysis or disturbances in the arm and / or legs Disturbance of speech Disturbances of vision What are Strokes? An stroke (stroke) occurs when blood flow to a region of the brain is reduced or stopped Brain cells begin to die within minutes after they have lost their vital nutrient supply (especially oxygen) – a process that continues over the next hours This can be a life threatening condition, and help should be called immediately […]
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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 of breath and feeling of suffocation. The person may also be sweating or distant and possibly unconscious The most important thing is to quickly get medical help. Call 112 and call ambulance Background A heart attack is caused by clogging, usually a blood clot that is formed inside a pulmonary artery (artery) that brings blood to parts of the heart muscle Clogging causes this part of the heart muscle to […]
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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, bleeding in the brain or if you have been drinking a lot of alcohol Symptoms can be depressing, throbbing, chasing headache, varying duration and possibly. accompanied by light and sound sensitivity as well as nausea and vomiting Treatment depends on what type of headache it is about Rest, rest, fluid and relaxation exercises relieve pain – alternatively, buy-in medicine or specific headache medicine Background Most cases of headache are light […]
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Facts About Fevers Fever is above 38 ° 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 one of the body’s reactions to infection Normal temperature is approx. 37 ° C in the morning and 37.5 ° C in the evening Fever is defined as temperature above 38 ° C measured in the rectum Measured in the mouth, the temperature is approx. 0.5 degrees below measurement in the rectum Measured in the armpit, the temperature is approximately 0.6 degrees below measurement in the rectum Fever due to […]
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