first aid
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What To Do If You’ve Been Pepper Sprayed
Pepper spray (including the brand name Mace) causes extreme stinging and burning in the eyes and nose. If you’ve been pepper sprayed, you’ll need to flush the chemical out. Water works, but it’s not the only option.
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Three Household Emergencies You Can Handle Yourself
Video: I don’t know why they don’t teach things such as basic toilet plunging in school — years ago, it would have saved me from horror film-like screams, a teary phone call with my dad, and an afternoon of disinfection.
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Tourniquet Use Should Be One Of Your Basic First Aid Skills
There are some skills you hope you never need to use, but having them could be a matter of life and death.
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How To Stop Severe Bleeding In An Emergency
When somebody gets a traumatic injury like a gunshot, it’s often not the trauma itself that kills them, but blood loss. In honour of yesterday — Stop the Bleed Day — read on for the basics everyone should know.