Consider putting a bandage‚ such as an adhesive strip‚ on the cut or graze‚ especially on the hands‚ legs and feet. Always put an adhesive strip across a cut‚ and not lengthwise. Do not cover with cotton wool. Alternatively‚ close the wound with sterile wound closure strips if stitches are not required (see box). An antiseptic spray may be used for grazes. * Change the bandage at least once a day or more often if it gets dirty or wet. When the wound forms a scab‚ a bandage is no longer necessary
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What is first aid? First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and in some cases‚ potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with minimal
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The Never Ending Disaster There I was‚ stranded‚ with no one around to help me. I tried to move but I could not. It was as if the force of the world had been laid upon me. I was a prisoner to my own fate. I let everyone down. Instead of fighting for my own world‚ I am here. Stranded. With no one to help me. I could not feel any part of my body. I struggled to move my head‚ but I used every bit of force that I had left just to move it. There were pieces of metal scattered around me in a circular
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Developments in Medical Field An important field of application of textile in medicine has been developed such as wound care and preventing chronic wounds. Bandages and wound dressings are most commonly used because they are affordable and reusable. The medical textile should have bio-compatibility‚ flexibility and strength. In surgical dressings the "sorbagon" dressings are innovated to produce more comfort in the dressing of wounds. Some of the super absorbent polymers are innovated‚ which includes
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The Warlpiri Story The Warlpiri tells of their experiences and how they belong to the land‚ and that the land is sacred. It also tells of their ancestors who traveled to and from many different places‚ and while they were traveling‚ they were molding laws that people would live by. The Warlpiri also talks about the education of children and how they inherited their dreams from their parents. They first started out as little human beings who care only about their own needs‚ even though they
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number of accidents. People need to be careful around the house and on the street‚ because they can easily get hurt or break their leg or sprain their ankle or get bruised. If there’s an accident it’s good to know how to give first aid‚ how to make a bandage‚ how to dress a wound and the phone number of the ambulance. Fortunately I don’t have an accident until today but I see one. I saw a terrible accident on my way home from school in 2008. I was just leaving the school when I saw a big crowd at
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Application of strapping tapes is a perfectionist’s choice September 13‚ 2015 - Sports Tape Wholesalers Australia Inc. (STWA) is a famous non-profit corporation. It’s established by talented and sports-minded citizens for assisting the neighbourhood sporting clubs. Company offers strapping tape in Australia and the money from its sales are donated for the support of the sports clubs. STWA is totally Australia operated. It provides the amateur and the professional athletes by transporting a broad
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shutters. I saw the big armoire‚ the bare walls‚ and two chairs. My legs in the dirty bandages‚ stuck straight out in the bed. I was careful not to move them "(Hemingway 84). This quote is important because he refers to the bandages on his legs as being dirty. When Fredric refers to something as dirty‚ such as the war‚ it is bad and it means that it is on the sinful side. Fredric mentions the dirtiness of his bandages because the war is bad
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directly on skin‚ as it may cause ice-burn - use a cloth. The cold reduces blood flow to the damaged ligament. This may limit pain and swelling. C ompression with a bandage will limit swelling‚ and help rest the joint. A tubular compression bandage can be used. Mild pressure that is not too tight or stop blood flow is ideal. The bandage may be removed after 48 hours. This is because
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Max Hastings Renaissance A) In the picture we see Andreas Vesalius performing a public dissection‚ we know it is him as his name is written on a plaque above him in Latin‚ the most written language at that time‚ he is dissecting a human which would have been a criminal and people are shown ignoring the dissection by crouching at the front with animals symbolising the rejection of Galen’s ideas the picture was used as the cover of
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