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- The first aid treatment of minor mishaps
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- COMPLAINT SYMPTOMS TREATMENT
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- APPENDICITIS Pain in right lower abdomen. Who cares? It's a
- Nausea, possible vomiting vestigial organ anyway.
- and fever. Give him an aspirin.
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- BURNS and Redness, mild swelling, and Peel away dead skin. Rub
- SCALDS pain. Blisters may develop. vigorously to encourage
- good circulation.
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- CONVULSION Strong, jerking movements; Sit on victim. Laugh at
- stiff body. Difficulty him until he gets
- breathing. Bluish face. embarrassed and stops.
- Eyes rolled back, gritting
- of teeth, frothy mouth.
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- CROUP Noisy, difficult breathing. Stuff a sock in victim's
- Hoarse, barking cough. mouth.
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- CUTS and Cuts bleed and hurt. Call victim a sissy and
- BRUISES Bruises get red, swollen, and send him back out to
- and hurt. play.
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- DOG BITE Redness, swelling and Scold victim. Shoot dog.
- bleeding if skin is broken.
- Fear of the dog.
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- DROWNING Unconscious, pale or blue Talk about what a great
- skin. guy he was.
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- EARACHE Pain. Possible dizziness Listen to one hour of
- or discharge from ear. Motley Crue. THEN you'll
- Possible fever. know what an earache is.
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- FAINTING Pale, clammy skin, Before victim revives, take
- dizziness, shallow his wallet and clothes and
- breathing, sweating and put him on a bus to Aberdeen.
- temporary unconsciousness.
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- FEVER Body temperature over Administer 4 oz. of 'Old
- 98.6 degrees F (37 C). Jayhawk' [cheap whiskey]
- Hot forehead. every 2 hours.
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- FROSTBITE Skin flushed, then changing Submerge in boiling water.
- to white or greyish yellow.
- Blister may appear. Cold
- and numb. Pain.
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- HEAT High temperature. Pale and Lock up victim in walk-in
- EXHAUSTION clammy skin, or hot and freezer for 1-2 hours.
- flushed skin. Headache and
- weakness. Possible nausea.
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- INSECT BITES Pain and redness at the Capture insect and mash to
- and STINGS site of the sting or bite. paste. Dissolve in one
- Possible allergic reactions cup of milk and have victim
- such as shock or difficulty drink.
- breathing.
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- NOSEBLEED Profuse bleeding from the Apply tourniquet to
- nose. victim's neck.
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- POISONING Symptoms vary. Throat or Give 1 tbsp rye in ammonia
- stomach pains. Mouth burns. solution to flush system.
- Vomiting. Drowsiness.
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- SHOCK Victim pale and weak. Grasp victim firmly by the
- Clammy skin, perspiration on shoulders and shake,
- upper lip and forehead. shouting, "Snap out of it!"
- Pulse rate and breathing
- rate are increased.
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- STROKE Unconscious. Heavy Kiss patient goodbye.
- breathing. Apparent It's all over.
- weakness in face or limbs on
- one side of body. Inability
- to speak.
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- SUNBURN Redness, mild swelling, and Remove reddened skin with
- pain. Possible blisters. sandpaper. Soak affected
- area in alcohol.
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- SWALLOWING Dangerous when in air Shout, "Hey, dumbshit,
- FOREIGN passages. Voilent coughing spit that out! Whatsa
- BODIES and choking. Bluish facial matter with you!"
- discoloration. Breathing
- may stop.
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- TOOTHACHE Pain. Tooth is sensitive Alternate administration of
- to hot and cold food and hot coffee and ice cream.
- fluids.
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- Tom Magliery
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- *** EOF
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