Posts belonging to Category 'first aid'
June 4, 2010 | Posted by DDFD
Here at the Self Reliance Exchange, we like to be prepared, but sometimes things happen and we must be ready to deal with being hurt or injured. Here are some of the ideas we have shared on First Aid Tips: blank Using Mother Nature’s Remedies Joan shares some simple, but alternative approaches to first aid. [...]
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May 12, 2010 | Posted by Joan Crain
Ahh, summer — the delicious season when you can spend many pleasurable hours out of doors… and get bug bites, sunburn, blisters, rashes and, if you love picnics, maybe even food poisoning! Fortunately, for every minor hazard that summer brings, Mother Nature also provides safe, natural treatments that can soothe the pain and even heal. [...]
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May 5, 2010 | Posted by Joan Crain
Summer is on the way so now is a good time to talk about first aid tips and prevention of mosquito bites. If we can avoid being bitten, we won’t need first aid. But since that is nearly impossible, what are some prevention tips to reduce the risks? The most important way to prevent getting [...]
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May 5, 2010 | Posted by DDFD
When it comes to most things, I try to be proactive– this includes first aid. Therefore, today’s first aid tips post is more preventative in nature. With the weather improving, we will all be spending more time outdoors and there are some precautions we can all benefit from. Before going out to work or play [...]
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May 3, 2010 | Posted by DDFD
Another of our first aid tips– Improvising with duct tape. Here at the Self Reliance Exchange, we don’t do anything the “normal” way. Instead, we value creativity, ingenuity, and improvisation. Rather than discuss the traditional approaches to first aid, let’s assume your first aid kits (You should always have backups in case the primary kit, [...]
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April 28, 2010 | Posted by Joan Crain
As we move from spring into summer, heat can become a problem, just as cold can in the winter. Heat exhaustion and heatstroke (also known as sunstroke or heat hyperpyrexia) come from an overexposure to the sun or high temperatures. So as you head off to your favorite beach vacation or that hike in the [...]
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April 21, 2010 | Posted by Joan Crain
There are many scenarios in which access to medical care may be restricted or non-existent. Would you know what to do if you were on your own for a few days—or a few weeks? Any major disaster such as a blizzard, earthquake, flood, terrorist attack, or a sustained power outage would interrupt the usual medical [...]
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January 14, 2010 | Posted by DDFD
Spend any time in the woods or outdoors and you will eventually have to deal with ticks– time for a first aid tip. I say “deal,” because there is no 100% prevention solution. Ticks tend to look like little crabs without the claws and you need to avoid them. As a kid, I spent hours [...]
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