Acute Medical Conditions – Page 2

First Aid For Allergies

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 […]

First Aid For Shock

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. […]

First Aid For Strokes

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 […]

First Aid For Heart Attacks and Chronic Chest Pains

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 […]

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, 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 […]

First Aid For Fevers

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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