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  1. First aid - Mayo Clinic

    First aid information from Mayo Clinic for use during a medical emergency.

  2. Shock: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Shock may result from trauma, heatstroke, blood loss or an allergic reaction. It also may result from severe infection, poisoning, severe burns or other causes.

  3. Puncture wounds: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Treatment. To take care of a puncture wound: Wash your hands. This helps prevent infection. Stop the bleeding. Apply gentle pressure with a clean bandage or ...

  4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Untrained. If you're not trained in CPR or worried about giving rescue breaths, then provide hands-only CPR. That means uninterrupted chest compressions of 100 ...

  5. First-aid kits: Stock supplies that can save lives - Mayo Clinic

    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 ...

  6. Emergency health information: Keep your personal and family records within reach - Mayo Clinic

    ... first aid kit and emergency kit. You could even try making one small enough to fit in your wallet or on an index card. Consider posting the index card on ...

  7. Choking: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing. · If a person can't cough, talk, cry or laugh forcefully, give first aid to the person.

  8. Poisoning: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    And others — such as cleaners — are dangerous only if ingested. Children are particularly sensitive to even small amounts of certain drugs and chemicals.

  9. Foodborne illness: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Parasites, viruses, toxins and chemicals also can contaminate food and cause illness. Symptoms of food poisoning vary with the source of contamination.

  10. Fever: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Fever: First aid · Rectal, ear or temporal artery temperature of 100.4 (38 C) or higher · Oral temperature of 100 F (37.8 C) or higher · Armpit temperature of 99 F ...