First-Aid: Picnic, Bon-Fire and Kite Flying – Play It Safe

Everyone loves picnics in the stressful ‘Modern’ life. A picnic is a wonderful way to relax and spend time in natural surroundings. It involves delicious food, fun-filled games and sometimes, a campfire. If you keep in mind a few precautions, the fun and joy will not be spoiled by an accident.

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First-Aid: What Should One Giving First-Aid Do?

QUALITIES OF A PERSON GIVING FIRST AID

1. One should be a good observer, able to note the cause and effects of the injury.

2. He should be able to act quickly.

3. He should not panic or get excited at a critical time.

4. One should be resourceful, able to use whatever things are available.

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First-Aid: What is Poison? What to Do When Someone Has Swallowed Poison?

What is a poison ?

Anything which when taken into the body affects if adversely. Poisons can be tables taken in excess (of which the commonest are painkillers, sleeping tablets and iron tablets); fruits and plants (e.g., mushrooms and berries); chemicals (e.g., weed killers, domestic cleaning fluids and turpentine substitute (turps); bites (such as those from a snake); gases (like coal gas or industrial gases that are absorbed through the lungs); and agricultural pesticides that are absorbed through the skin.

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