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1. A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you respond effectively to common injuries and emergencies. Keep at least one first-aid kit in your home and one in ...

2. Nosebleeds: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   Nosebleeds, also called epistaxis (ep-ih-STAK-sis), are common. They happen when the tender blood vessels in the nose break. Common nosebleed causes can ...

3. Foreign object in the nose: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   Treatment. Remove right away if the object is a magnet, battery or expands when wet. These objects can cause severe tissue damage in just hours.

4. Chemical burns: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   For major chemical burns, apply first aid as follows until emergency help arrives. For minor burns, take the same steps. A minor burn might need emergency care ...

5. Tooth loss: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   If your tooth gets knocked out, handle it by the top only. Take steps right away so your tooth can be saved and successfully replanted.

6. Animal bites: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   You may need medicine to fight infection. Or you may need a tetanus shot or rabies shots. Wild animals that may carry rabies are coyotes, foxes, raccoons, ...

7. Black eye: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   But a black eye could be a symptom of a more serious injury, such as an internal injury to the eye or a fracture of the thin bones around the eye. You may have ...

8. Hypothermia: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   Symptoms · Shivering, though this may stop as body temperature drops. · Slurred speech or mumbling. · Slow, shallow breathing. · Weak pulse. · Clumsiness or lack of ...

9. Burns: First aid - Mayo Clinic

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10. Electrical burns: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Learn how to treat electrical burns caused by sources of electricity. The damage may be worse than it looks from the burn on the skin.