First Aid

When an injury has occurred you may need to take necessary steps to help the injured person until they are able to receive professional medical attention. In some cases, a splint will need to be...

While they seem somewhat superfluous, you never really notice how much you use your toes in walking, until you injure one of them. Injuring a toe is very easy to do: stubbing against something...

Injuries happen every day. The best course of action with a wound is to dress it and, if it's serious enough, take the person to the hospital for treatment. However, a dressing is important even...

Every family should have a first aid kit of some kind in their home and in their cars. It should include medication for the simple problems (head ache, papercuts) to more serious injuries...

The kitchen is full of ways to burn yourself. Touch a hot stove, drop the coffee pot, or stand too close to a saucepan about to boil over, and you could get a serious burn. Some kitchen burns are...

The main objective when treating a knife wound is to stop or slow the bleeding until EMS arrives. Use sterile gauze and direct pressure to stop the bleeding from a knife laceration with helpful...

If a finger is severed, first aid treatment should include recovering the finger, applying gauze to the hand to stop the bleeding, cleaning the severed finger and putting it on indirect ice....

When making a first aid kit for the home or inside a car, be sure to include gauze pads, Band-Aids, dull-pointed scissors and hot or cold packs. Create a basic kits for minor emergencies with...

Basic first aid treatments for cuts and lacerations include rinsing the wound with mild soap, blotting the area dry, applying pressure with a gauze pad and wrapping the pad and wound using medical...

The different types of dressings and bandages used in first aid include large absorbent pads, gauze squares, Band-Aids, adhesive wraps and Ace bandages. Identify various wound dressings found in a...

Cuts and wounds are an unfortunate part of life. Removing bandages from wounds is a painful task that can sometimes hurt as much as the injury itself. The pain comes from the wound packing...

You should always have a first aid kit handy, especially when you travel. Always make sure it is fully stocked with everything you may need while on your journey. Here are a few items and tips...

Wounds that are deep may require a special dressing called "packing." Packing a wound involves filling the wound with sterile material to absorb puss and keep bacteria away. This helps the deep...

Many people have off-the-shelf first-aid kit in their home or carry one in their car. These kits provide a nice feeling of security but offer little actual benefit in an emergency. In this eHow I...

Summer fun often leads to cuts, scratches and scrapes. Knowing how to treat skin injuries properly reduces the risk of infection, results in faster healing times, and gets you back to the fun...

Bleeding injuries, caused by accidental trauma to the body, may happen in any number of ways and can range from minor scrapes or scratches to devastating and life threatening injuries. Knowing how...

Treating an everyday wound with first aid could prevent future or further infection and possible scarring of the external skin tissue or epidermis. The initial first aid response to a wound is to...

Splinters can cause pain and removing them can sometimes be a little hard to do, specially the small tiny ones that you can barely see. Here are some steps to take to remove a splinter that is in...

Splint a fractured hand by using a rolled up newspaper or other rigid materials to treat and stabilize the injury. Apply a pressure bandage or gauze and some type of cold compress to reduce...

Puncture wounds should be cleansed with sterilized water before applying a sterile dressing with medical tape and gauze. Consider a tetanus shot after receiving a puncture wound with tips from a...

Cat bites should be disinfected, treated with sterile water and dressed with gauze and medical tape. Treat cat bites and confirm that the animal has had a rabies vaccination with tips from a...

First aid treatment for cuts includes using gauze, antiseptics and bandages. Find out how to treat cuts with first aid with expert tips from a fire captain in this free video about first aid...

A person never knows when he encounters another individual who needs medical attention. Whether it be a simple knee scrape or a concussion, it's a good idea for anybody who wants to know first aid...

It's best that every household have some type of a first aid kit handy for life's rainy days. From a small cut to a sprain this kit will help you out. This is a basic first-aid kit that anyone can...

Getting a cut or scape on a knee or elbow can be one of the hardest of simple injuries to treat. Every time your wound scabs over, a slight movement or getting hung up on something always seems to...

Aside from band-aids, cotton gauze pads are the most popular choice to cover and protect a cut or a wound. Unfortunately, sometimes the cotton gauze pads stick on the fresh wound and make it...

We all had our share of unavoidable accidents; cuts, burns, scratches. In this article, I will specify on minor cuts. We get them through different sources and situations; paper cut, food...

Learn how to pick scissors, tape and guaze for a first aid kit for emergency medical care and treatment in this free online health video.

While there are a number of first aid kits available for purchase, they often lack some supplies you need or have extras you do not need. Instead of buying the prepackaged version, you can save...

The elbow is a common place to sustain an injury. A person can strain or sprain the elbow easily through sports, overuse or twisting it during normal daily activity. Whatever the injury, it's good...

When treating any minor cut or laceration, you must first and foremost stop the bleeding. In most cases, a minor wound will begin to clot with steady pressure and a little time. Use the following...

When you see an injury victim bleeding, the first impulse is to control the bleeding. But, if possible, you should follow several steps before trying to stop the flowing blood.

Wilderness survival is dependent upon planning. Knowing key elements to bring enhances the chances of survival. A wilderness first-aid kit should contain items that prepare for the specific...

Properly dressing and bandaging a wound will aid in the healing process and help prevent infection and scarring.

Bleeding is frequently the most serious risk to an injured person's life. If you have found severe bleeding during the primary survey (see "How to Conduct a Primary Survey of an Injured Person...

Infections that are localized to the wound itself can be treated in the wilderness if the infection is caught early. If you observe any fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes or red streaks radiating...