Tag: Lungs

First Aid Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation of an Adult

Facts about Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitations of Adults The mouth-to-mouth method is used as part of basic cardiac resuscitation The mouth-to-mouth method is used independently for people who have stopped breathing but still have…

By Dr Schmidt September 24, 2018 3 min read

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First Aid CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

By Dr Schmidt September 23, 2018 2 min read

Facts About CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation If breathing and / or heart stops, the organs do not get oxygen and we become unconscious…

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First Aid For A Foreign Object in The Respiratory Tract

By Dr Schmidt September 23, 2018 6 min read

Facts About Objects in The Respiratory Tract For example, a foreign body in the upper respiratory tract may be food or toys…

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First Aid For Alcohol and Drug Poisoning

By Dr Schmidt September 23, 2018 2 min read

Facts About Alcohol and Drug Poisoning If you take alcohol, drugs or prescription medication (or a mixture of all 3) in larger…

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First Aid For Angina Pectoris or Ischemic Chest Pain

By Dr Schmidt August 22, 2018 4 min read

Facts About Angina Pectoris Angina pectoris is the Latin term of what people call heart attack The symptom is typically a tingling…

Infections

Pneumonia

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 6 min read

Facts About Pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung tissue due to infection with bacteria or viruses When the lung tissue becomes…