FIRST AID

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DEFINITION:

THE IMMEDIATE TREATMENT GIVEN TO A PATIENT AFTER AN ACCIDENT IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE PATIENT FROM PAIN ANDAGONY IS CALLED ‘FIRST AID’.

HEAT OR SUN STROKE IS A SERIOUSCONDITION DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT CONDITIONS OR SUN.

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SYMPTOMS OF SUNSTROKE

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1.HEADACHE,DIZZINNNNESS,VISUAL DISTURBANCES AND FEVER2.THE RANGE OF FEVER IN SUN STROKE IS 105DEGREESF-107DEGREESF3. SUNSTROKE LEADS TO’’DEHYDRATION’’ LOSS OFWATER AND SALTS FROM THE BODY THIS CONDITIONIS CALLED “ DEHYDRATION “4. HEAT OR SUNSTROKE IS THREE TYPES 1.HEAT SYNCOPE; SUDDEN FAINTING OF A PERSONWORKING IN HOT SUN AND NEAR FURNACES ,BOILERS,STOVES .2.HEAT CRAMPS;LOSS OF SODIUM AND CHLORIDE FROM THEBODY OF A PERSON HIT BY SUN STROKEPEOPLE WORKING

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3.HEAT EXHAUSTION; LOSS OF SODIUM AND WATER OR BOTH, MUSCLE CRAMPS, VOMITING AND DIARRHOEA ARE THE SYMPTOMPS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION DUE TO SALT LOSS. 1.IF FIRSTAID IS NOT GIVEN IMEDIEATELY IN HEAT EXHAUSTION. THE PATIENT LOSES. CONCIOUSNESS AND GOES IN TO COMA.

IN HOT CONDITION SOME TIMES SUDDENLY DEVELOP BODY PAINS HEADACHE AND SEVERE LEG PAINS .

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KINDS OF SNAKES

THERE ARE TWO KINDS: SNAKES

POISONOUS NON POISONOUSEX; INDIAN COBRANAJA NAJA

PTO

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TOXINS;1.THE SNAKE VENOM CONTAINS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ARE CALLED TOXINS .2.THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF TOXINS IN SNAKE VENOM. TOXINS

NEURO TOXINS HAEMALYTIC TOXINS

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NEURO TOXINS:1.WHICH EFFECT TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND PARALYSE THE MUSCLESEX: VENOM OF COBRA , KRAIT.

2.HAEMALYTIC TOXINS: WHICH EFFECT THE BLOOD VESSELS & BLOOD CELLS THERE WILL BE SEVERE BLOOD LOSS RESULTS IN IRREGULAR FUNCTIONING OF HEART & IT MAY STOP FUNCTIONING. EX: VIPER VENOM.

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SNAKE BITE:

1.A NON POISONOUS SNAKE BITE IT LOOK LIKE U AND THE BLOOD THAT COMES OUT USUALLY CLOTS OUT SIDE THE BODY

2. A POISONOUS SNAKE BITEIT LEAVES ONE OR TWO FANG MARKS WHICH LOOK LIKE PIN PRICKS BLOOD AND SERUM WOZE OUT OF THE WOUND .

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FIRST AID FOR SNAKE BITE

TOURNIQUET: • ABOUT 5cm A BOVE THE BITE TO WARDS THE

DIRECTION OF HEART, A PRESSURE BANDAGE IS • APPLIEDTIGHTLY THIS IS CALLED TOUNIQUET2.TOURNIQUET REDUCES THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO WARDS THE HEART DISTRIBUTION OF PIOSON IN TO

THE BODY.

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ANTI SNAKE VENOM / COLLECTION 1. NOW –A –DAYS ANTI SNAKE VENOM IS AVAILABLEAS POWDER.2.IT IS PREPARED BY INJECTING THE VENOM IN TO THE BLOOD OF HORSE OR OTHER HIGHER ANNIMAL3.SPECIFIC ANTI VENOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC SNAKE4.POLY VALENT ANTI VENOM IS GIVEN WHICH ACTS AGAINEST THE VENOM OF ANY SNAKE.

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1. ANTI VENOM POWDER IS DISSOLVED IN STERILE DISTILED WATER & INJECTED IN THE VEINS OF THE

PATIENT.2. EVERY YEAR ABOUT 15000 PEOPLE DIE DUE TO

SNAKE BITES IN OUR COUNTRY .3.THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF IGNORENCE SUPER

STITIONS & LACK OF PROPER MEDICAL FACILITIES .

4.MOST OF THE SNAKES ARE HARMLESS IN DISCRIMINATE KILLING OF SNAKES DISTURB THE ECOLCGICAL BALANCES & INCREASES RAT POPULATIONS.