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  1. First aid - Mayo Clinic

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

  2. 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 ...

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

    To learn CPR properly, take an accredited first-aid training course, including CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Before you begin.

  4. Fractures (broken bones): First aid - Mayo Clinic

    How to give first aid for a broken bone.

  5. Shock: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Shock: First aid · Cool, clammy skin. · Pale or ashen skin. · A gray or bluish tinge to lips or fingernails. · Rapid pulse. · Rapid breathing. · Nausea or vomiting.

  6. Anaphylaxis: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Anaphylaxis: First aid ... A life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) can cause shock, a sudden drop in blood pressure and trouble breathing. In people ...

  7. Foreign object inhaled: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    If an inhaled foreign object causes choking, you'll need to perform first aid. If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing ...

  8. Choking: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    How to perform abdominal thrusts, also called the Heimlich maneuver, on yourself · Give five back blows. Stand to the side and just behind a choking adult.

  9. Bruise: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Bruise: First aid · Have very painful swelling in the bruised area · Suspect a bruise has been caused by child abuse, domestic violence or elder abuse · Are still ...

  10. Sprain: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    A sprain is an injury to a ligament caused by stretching the ligament too far or tearing it. A ligament can tear partway or all the way. Ligaments are tough, ...