Everyday First Aid
By Rod Brouhard, About.com Guide to First Aid
There are two types of first aid -- emergencies that require quick action to save lives and minor injuries or illnesses that can often be handled at home without professional medical care.
Everyday First Aid A-D
What should you do if you"re hurt or sick? In an emergency, call 911. Otherwise, look here for first aid tips and procedures for all manner of emergency and non-emergency injuries or conditions. There are plenty of common bumps and bruises that can be handled at home without medical attention. Other times it can be difficult to decide when to see a doctor. This list provides information for everyday illnesses and injuries.
- Video: Burn Treatment
- Video: Types of Burns
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Chest Pain
- Childbirth
- Confusion
- Cough
- Cut
- Dizziness
Everyday First Aid E-N
The list of emergencies big and small, continued from E-N.
- Eye Injury
- Fainting (Syncope)
- Flu
- Food Poisoning
- Frostbite
- Video: Frostbite
- Handwashing
- Head Injury
- Heart Attack
- Heat Illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypothermia
- Impaled Object
- Insect Bite
- Laceration
- Low Blood Sugar
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Neck Injury
- Nosebleed
Everyday First Aid O-Z
The everyday emergency first aid list continues, from O-Z.
