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First Aid Knowing how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can mean the difference between life and death. CPR can restore the flow of oxygen to the brain if the heart has stopped beating due to heart attack, drowning, electrical shock, suffocation, or a drug overdose. Learn to perform CPR correctly. Take a CPR training course […]
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Brain & Nervous System As adults grow older, it’s important for brain health to have new learning challenges, and to improve problem-solving and reasoning skills. Endless possibilities: Choose a subject or a skill you are curious about or wished you explored when you were younger. Want to learn a musical instrument? Become more computer-savvy? Improve
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Bone & Muscle Problems Pain in the legs or ankles can range from mild to severe. The type and amount of pain depends on the cause. For Pain, in General * Take an over-the-counter medicine for pain as directed on the label. If the pain is not better after a few doses, call your doctor.
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First Aid Do Prepare for an E.R. Visit If you do need to use a hospital emergency department, follow these steps. Call the E.R. Ahead of Time If there is time, call the E.R. and report: * Who the victim is * What the problem is * What caused the problem * When you think
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First Aid The “hug of life” is an appropriate name for the Heimlich maneuver. If someone can’t talk and grasps his or her throat, the person is probably choking, and you may be able to dislodge the object with the Heimlich maneuver. Here’s how: 1. Without delay, stand behind the person who’s choking. 2. Wrap
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First Aid Hyperventilation is breathing too deeply and faster than normal. This causes too much carbon dioxide to be exhaled. As a result, levels of carbon dioxide in the blood and brain tissue drop. Signs & Symptoms * Your heart pounds. * It feels like you can’t get enough air. * You feel tingling and
Abdominal & Urinary Conditions Hemorrhoids are veins in or outside of the anus that may become dilated or swollen. Signs & Symptoms * Bright red blood on or in the stool, on toilet paper, or in the toilet. * Anal or rectal tenderness. Anal itching. * Uncomfortable, painful bowel movements, especially with straining. * A
General Health Conditions Hepatitis is liver inflammation. With hepatitis, the liver has trouble screening poisons from the blood. Also, the liver can’t regulate bile. This is a liquid that helps digest fats. Signs & Symptoms Signs and symptoms depend on the cause. Some persons have no symptoms. When symptoms first occur, they include fatigue, fever,
Abdominal & Urinary Conditions A hernia occurs when body tissue “bulges” through a weak area or hole in a muscle. Often, this happens in the wall of the abdomen. Signs & Symptoms * A bulge in the skin. The bulge may be more easy to see when you cough, lift, or strain, or when you
Abdominal & Urinary Conditions With a hiatal hernia, the normal action that closes off the top of the stomach does not work well. Food or stomach acids back up into the esophagus. This is known as Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Signs & Symptoms Many people have no symptoms with a hiatal hernia. Others have one
