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If you're alone and choking, call 911 or your local emergency number right away. Then, give yourself abdominal thrusts, also called the Heimlich maneuver, to ...
Any type of transportation can bring on the nausea and dizziness of motion sickness. Here are ways to keep it at bay.
Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs, chemicals, venoms or gases. Many substances — such as drugs ...
Amazon Alexa is giving voice to the first-aid information on mayoclinic.org. Mayo Clinic has introduced a voice-driven software application – what Amazon ...
If you're alone and choking, call 911 or your local emergency number right away. Then give yourself abdominal thrusts to remove the stuck object. If the object ...
A stroke occurs when there's bleeding in the brain or when blood flow to the brain is blocked. Within minutes of being deprived of essential nutrients, ...
Apply an antibiotic ointment or petroleum jelly to the blister and cover it with a nonstick bandage or gauze pad. After several days, cut away the dead skin.
Serious health conditions such as a heart attack can cause chest pain. Other causes of chest pain include infections and bruised chest muscles. If you have new ...
If you suspect a back or neck (spinal) injury, do not move the affected person. Permanent paralysis and other serious complications can result.
Botulism poisoning is suspected. Botulism is a potentially fatal food poisoning that results from the ingestion of a toxin formed by certain spores in food.
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