Priorities in Emergencies
Emergency
Checklist
Basic
First Aid Kit
Amputation
Asphyxia
Bites
& stings
Bleeding
Blisters
Breathing
Burns
& scalds
Chemical
burns
Chemicals,
inhaled
Chest
injuries
Choking
Circulation
Crush injuries
Cyanocrylate
glues
Dental
operations
Diabetic
coma
Dislocations
Drowning
Ear
injuries
Electrocution
& electrical injuries
Epilepsy
Eye
injuries
Fainting
Fish
hooks
Fits
& convulsions
Fractures
Frost
bite
Head
injuries
Heart
attack
Heatstroke
& heat exhaustion
Hypothermia
Internal
bleeding
Nosebleeds
Panic
Poisoning
Shock
Slipped
disc
Spinal
injury
Splinters
Sprains
& strains
Stroke
Surgical operations
Unconsciousness
Wounds
Crush
Injuries
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Severe
crush injuries cause extensive damage to skin, muscle, nerves and bone.
There may be internal and external bleeding, or blood supply to a limb may
be cut off for some time. Large quantities of plasma may leak from the
blood vessels into the damaged tissues, causing swelling and Shock. When the
crushed part is released, toxic chemicals produced by damaged muscles get
into general circulation, leading to kidney failure in severe cases.
If the
crushed part has been trapped for more than 30 minutes, do not attempt to
release the casualty before medical help arrives. If release is immediate,
raise the affected limb, but keep the victim still. Try to prevent
bleeding (select Bleeding), dial
999, and give as much comfort and reassurance as you can.
Minor
crush injuries, such as slamming a finger in a car door or dropping a
hammer on a toe, hurt because of the high concentration of nerve fibres in
the extremities.
Specific
remedy to be given even 15 minutes to begin with, then three or four times
daily until recovery is well established
Hypericum 30c.