Children First Aid

What to do when your children had an external injury?

• Call your doctor if the child has lost consciousness, even momentarily.
• If the child has not lost consciousness and is alert and behaving normally after the injury, apply an ice pack or cold pack to the area for 20 minutes. Wrap the pack in a cloth to prevent damage to the skin from extreme cold.
• Watch your child carefully for the next 24 hours. If he or she shows any signs of internal head injury (listed next), call your doctor immediately.
• If the incident occurs close to bedtime and the child falls asleep at his or her normal time, then check every two hours for disturbances in skin colour, breathing or twitching limbs:
• If colour and breathing are normal and all appears well, then let the child sleep.
• If colour and breathing are abnormal, or you do not feel comfortable that all is well (trust your instincts!) then wake the child up by sitting him up. The child should be irritated and attempt to go back to sleep. If he or she does not protest then try to rouse the child fully. If you cannot, call your doctor or an ambulance immediately.

First Aid for Stroke

Excellent tips. Do take a minute to read this. You never know, one's life may depend on you. My father paralyzed and later died from the result of a stroke. I wish I knew about this first aid before. However, it is not too late to share it with others. Please read and pass on.When a stroke strikes, the capillaries in the brain will gradually burst.When a stroke occurs, stay calm. No matter where the victim is, do not move him/her. The reason being is if he/she is moved, the capillaries will burst. Help the victim toss it up where he is to prevent him from falling over again, and then the blood letting can begin. If you have in your home an injection syringe, that is the best, otherwise, a sewing needle or a straight pin will do.Place the needle/pin over fire to sterilize it, and then use it to prick the tip of all 10 fingers. There are no specific acupuncture points, just prick about a few mm from the fingernail. Prick till blood comes out. If blood does not start to drip, then squeeze with your fingers. When all 10 digits is bleeding, wait a few minutes then the victim will regain consciousness. If the victim's mouth is crooked, then pull on his ears until they are red. Then prick each ear lobe twice until two drops of blood comes from each ear lobe. After a few minutes the victim should regain consciousness. Wait till the victim regain his normal state without any abnormal symptoms then take him to the hospital, otherwise,if he was taken in the ambulance in a hurry to the hospital, the bumpy trip will cause all the capillaries in his brain to burst. If he could save his life, barely managing to walk, then it is by the grace of his ancestors.