11. Rubbing Alcohol to Cool a Fever
Alcohol dries very quickly, and that makes it feel cool. Unfortunately, it can absorb into the skin and it causes nasty results when it does. Never drink isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, and don't rub it all over your body, either.12. Keeping Head Injury Victims Awake
"Don't let him go to sleep!" You've heard it on TV and probably on the football field. One of your buddies gets knocked silly and everyone wants to make sure he doesn't get any shuteye. How exactly does keeping one awake treat one's head injury? Hint: it doesn't.13. Tourniquets for Bleeding
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This works, but the cost is huge. Putting a tourniquet on an injured arm or leg cuts off blood flow to the entire extremity. That means to stop bleeding from one cut, a tourniquet leads to tissue damage in the whole arm. In fact, if a tourniquet is done right and left in place long enough, the arm or leg may have to be amputated. Properly using the steps to control bleeding will usually do the trick.
