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Itchy Feet - Pet First Aid

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Paw pads provide insulation for a dog’s feet, provide traction, aid with balance, slowing down, and stopping, and act as shock absorbers for the bones and joints that make up the dog’s feet and legs.

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First Aid & CPR Training As A Mandate For Every Family: A Staten Island, NY Emergency Courses Update

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We all have a first aid kit at our homes. It’s more or less always a plastic box typically containing band-aids, crepe roll bandages, safety pins, tweezers, gauze dressings, pain medication, a disinfectant, and ointments. However, in this blog, we won’t be sharing how to arrange your first aid kit or what to have in there.

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Burns and Scalds

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Appropriate first aid must be used to treat any burns or scalds as soon as possible. Burns and ScaldsBurns are extremely common, painful and potentially life-changing injuries. Burns frequently become infected and scarring from burns is often disfiguring and permanent. This will limit the amount of damage to your skin.A

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Bursting the Myths

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Facts vs Fiction​When it comes to first aid, there are several well-popularised myths about what to do in certain situations.

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On the Scene: Prehospital Care for Electrical Burns for EMTs

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Handling Specific Electrical Burn Injuries Electrical burns require specific first-aid measures. Advanced Prehospital Interventions: Techniques and Tools for Emergency Care Dealing with electrical burns in a prehospital setting involves more than basic first aid; it often requires advanced interventions.

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Emergency Preparedness in Omaha, NE: A Local Approach to Community Safety and Resilience

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These teams can offer critical support, from administering first aid to managing supplies. Providing psychological first aid training and establishing support networks can help address the emotional and mental well-being of residents affected by disasters.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 91: Marine Envenomation and Trauma

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Heated debates: Hot-water immersion or ice packs as first aid for cnidarian envenomations? Impact of scyphozoan venoms on human health and current first aid options for Stings. Wilcox CL, Yanagihara AA. 2016;8(4):97. doi:10.3390/toxins8040097 Remigante A, Costa R, Morabito R, La Spada G, Marino A, Dossena S.