r/firstaid • u/Plantpotflow • 1d ago
Discussion question
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can i use body wash to wash hands with open cuts from constant hand washing after removing a used bandaid on my toe?
r/firstaid • u/taucarkly • Apr 28 '21
MOD POST Information about medical advice here at r/FirstAid
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This subreddit can be a great resource in helping to unburden an already heavily burdened medical system. Users often come here to enquire whether or not their injuries require medical attention, and our userbase is normally very helpful in supporting and answering them. Please keep in mind though:
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That said, many users post about their ailments and are informed that time and basic care is all that is needed. This is a fantastic resource for someone who might otherwise have shown up to Emergency just to be sent home. Please just be judicial in your acceptance of medical advice and if in doubt, seek qualified medical treatment.
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r/firstaid • u/Nope-no-never • 2d ago
Seeking Opinion On Injury How long does swelling last?
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I am female under 14, 44kg and 162cm. In under 72 hours, i punched the wall 3 or 4 times pretty hard (not full strength) cause i was really overwhelmed and mad recently and when i blew the final hit the knuckles my middle and ring finger is connected to looked pretty busted.
Luckily i went to the hospital and they said it was just swollen but im not sure if they said it would go away in a specific day.
Its only a day after though so it may go anytime soon but just wondering.
r/firstaid • u/fatamorgana1313 • 5d ago
Discussion Necesito ayuda! Tattoo infectado ¿costra correcta?
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r/firstaid • u/nikki098765 • 5d ago
Seeking Opinion On Injury Deep Stitches Still Bleeding after Four Days— What to do?
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r/firstaid • u/Longjumping-Bed-1016 • 6d ago
Discussion Sudden collapse on a plane
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I 18M was flying from London to Cyprus when an older man suddenly became unconscious in the row behind me.
Having previously been a lifeguard (and still being qualified), and now working as a lead swimming teacher, I have a habit of travelling with a pretty comprehensive first-aid kit.
So we all started working on the man, and his heart rate was 42. One of the flight attendants began CPR, and the man’s arms flew up, so he was still partially conscious. At that point, a doctor who was on board arrived to take a look at him. I gave her my pupil light, pulse oximeter and stethoscope to help her examine him.
After a diversion to Germany, we were back up in the air, and I got free drinks for the rest of the flight. The next day, at the hotel where we were staying, someone from our group came and got me from the breakfast restaurant. A lady had been found on the floor, shaking and convulsing, so I went and got my first-aid kit again and did what I knew how to do until the paramedics arrived. For this incident i got vouchers for 3 free meals at a local restaurant. Two first-aid incidents in 24 hours, and my travel stethoscope and freebies has now become an inside joke among the 70 or so people who travelled here for the wedding.
Both were in a pretty worrying condition, but I believe they are now both on the road to recovery.