What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. With asthma‚ there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This results in asthma symptoms‚ including coughing‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ and chest tightness. If it is severe‚ asthma can result in decreased activity and inability to talk. Some people refer to asthma as "bronchial asthma." Asthma symptoms can
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Control Of HIV/AIDS in Denmark‚ Germany‚ Poland‚ and the United States Across the world‚ countries have been attempting to implement the most effective measures for controlling dangerous and widespread epidemics. These epidemics are a threat to the livelihood and growth of any country because they have the capacity to destroy entire populations and devastate economies and cultures alike. One of the most well known epidemics of our time is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‚ caused by the
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CHAPTER ONE SCOPE OF FIRST AID First Aid First Aid is the assistance or help given at once to those suddenly taken ill or injured before being taken home or hospital or before medical expert takes over or an ambulance arrives. AIMS OF FIRST AID a) To save life b) To prevent the situation from worsening. c) To promote recovery. FIRST AIDER A First Aider is a person who had received training and certificate from an authorized training body approving him/her to render first aid. TASKS OF FIRST AIDER
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CHAPTER ONE THIS DATA SHOWS THE VARIATION OF HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES: Number infected 22.5 mil Percentage of infected who are woman 61% Adult ’s prevalence rate 5.0 Adults and children newly infected 1.7 mil Adults and children deaths due to aids 2006 1.6 mil (72% of global aids deaths) Access to ARVs
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HIV/AIDS: THE IMPACTS ON THE BUSINESS SECTOR AND HOUSEHOLD AND COPING STRATEGIES CHAPTER 1: IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON THE BUSINESS SECTOR Introduction AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In order for the virus to attack a person’s immune system‚ it has to enter the bloodstream‚ and there are three ways in which this may occur: 1. Through sexual intercourse - this includes both heterosexual and homosexual intercourse‚ although most infections
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Pocket First Aid & CPR Guide Be prepared 24/7 for a medical emergency. Whether you’re at home‚ on the road‚ or in the woods‚ Jive Media’s Pocket First Aid & CPR Guide is at your fingertips with concise‚ clear instructions to care for you and your loved ones. Dozens of articles‚ including CPR‚ the Heimlich Maneuver‚ bites‚ bruises‚ burns‚ seizures‚ diabetic emergencies‚ and many more. All articles are stored on your iPhone‚ so you can provide first aid even when out of cell phone range. Enter
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COURSE: To give you a good overview of the principals of advanced first aid‚ shock‚ first aid safety‚ patient assessment‚ bleeding and wounds‚ fractures‚ choking and C.P.R. To help you to reach an acceptable level of providing practical patient treatment. FIRST AID is the initial assistance given for any victim before the arrival of an ambulance‚ doctor or other qualified person. The purpose of having people trained in First Aid is to provide help and care to the injured or sick‚ for the shortest
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The Free Legal aid is thus inevitable to ensure the ‘Equality before the law’‚ ‘right to counsel’ and ‘right to a fair trial’. The government ready to provide the legal aid to all who are eligible. But providing the Legal Aid cannot be done and is not possible without any demand or seeking from the people. So to attain free legal aid‚ it is essential for the people to be aware of the existence of the same. The government has done more things to impart the awareness of free legal aid. But how far all
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biggest recipient in FY 2004” (para.3). As in the above example‚ there is much foreign aid which means bilateral development assistance‚ humanitarian assistance‚ multilateral assistance and military assistance all over the world. That is to say‚ in these days‚ foreign aid is considered as natural and commonplace. However‚ while most people think foreign aid as favorable campaign‚ there are many harmful facts of foreign aid. Especially‚ it contains the problems concerning the politicians and psychology.
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FIRST-AID First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a non-expert person to a sick or injured casualty 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 equipment
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