| Subject | Date Asked |
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| stiches | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I just got stiches and is its soppose to bleed a little after
A: Well it depends on when you got the stitches, where they are and I suppose how many. Usually ...
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| scrape | 9/3/2009 |
Q: In the last few years I have been scraping my arm inadvertently. My car door or the bathroom door of ...
A: To be honest, If I get a small scrape (abrasion) I just make sure I wash it with soap and water, put ...
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| cut fingernail | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I also cut off part of my fingernail while chopping garlic. I think I sliced off part of the nail ...
A: To be honest, I have absolutely no idea.....Did you lose any of the tip of your finger or just the ...
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| pain in lower left side of lung, hard to breath | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE JUST ABOVE MY KINDNEY. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO TAKE A BREATH. ...
A: what you describe could be anything from a muscle pull to something serious.....Get to an emergency ...
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| help please | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I am in charge of safety in 25 stores all around Venezuela and in all first aid kits there are ...
A: I am in the United States, so, I can't speak with any certainty of your country....If I were you, I ...
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| hi | 12/18/2008 |
Q:
A: I need more information. Hypertension is just high blood pressure...Has this person ever had a ...
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| puncture wound treatment | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I cut my hand last night and managed to stop yhe bleeding at which point I applied a triple ...
A: Keep it clean and covered, and as I said before keep checking for an infection....red puffiness ...
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| puncture wound treatment | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I cut my hand last night and managed to stop yhe bleeding at which point I applied a triple ...
A: you have left out too many variables..... 1, Is it a puncture, or is it a cut? 2, How deep is it? ...
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| Pen stab | 10/9/2008 |
Q: My son accidently stabbed me with a pen to my forearm. What do I need to look for and do I need to ...
A: I can't imagine the wound is very deep....Wash it with warm soapy water and keep it clean and ...
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| tentanus shot | 9/16/2008 |
Q: ive been cut at work with rusty tool what should i do
A: well, it depends on the size and depth of the cut....If it's just a small cut wash with warm water ...
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| pe | 5/19/2008 |
Q: senerio: the patient is 6 days post total knee replacement with hx of dvt. i go into his room. he is ...
A: DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the lower limbs. A complication of ...
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| is my knee broken or fractured | 4/9/2008 |
Q: I fell at a soccer game. My knee was the first to hit the ground. I can barly walk. My knee is ...
A: there is no proper answer, or way to tell if you have done something serious to your knee from me, ...
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| head injury | 1/28/2008 |
Q: My husband received stitches in the head after being hit with something. I wasn't with him and he ...
A: To be honest, I am not sure about the stiches, that is to say what kind they used, he would have to ...
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| cut on forehead | 12/20/2007 |
Q: my 17 month old son fell directly onto the corner of my side table last week.he had to have a few ...
A: I would put neo-sporin ointment on it to fight or keep it from getting infected....keep it ...
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| accidentally slice a piece of meat on my thumb... | 11/25/2007 |
Q: I accidentally slice a piece of meat on my thumb while using a ham slicer at work. It was bleeding ...
A: I don't know where you live, but I would go to the emergency room, or your doctor and get a tetnus ...
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| Foot? | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I was running down the stairs last monday and i cockled over on my foot it hurt when i walk and is ...
A: OK, from what I can put together from what you say,is, that you rolled your foot over on one side... ...
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| Foot? | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I was running down the stairs last monday and i cockled over on my foot it hurt when i walk and is ...
A: and Happy Thanksgiving. I need more information. Is it your ankle...or foot...or both????? I don't ...
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| fingernail puncture | 11/5/2007 |
Q: how should i treat my fingernail puncture? i was using an electric drill and it slipt off the screw ...
A: Yes to the alcohol.... It depends on how far the drill bit went into your finger, it bled, so it ...
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| cut finger | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I got my ring finger crushed between 2 logs on a log splitter,I had 15 stitches and my nail removed ...
A: ... The finger IE. the bone has had a heavy trauma, it's been bandaged and not used for 10 days. I ...
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| Stab wound | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I'm currently writing a book and the main character gets stabbed in the stomach. Basically she was ...
A: I would like to answer your question, however my answer will be to lengthy to answer right now as I ...
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| infection | 5/25/2007 |
Q: I got my navel pierced about 4 years ago. I had no problems until early yesterday, when I woke up it ...
A: Remove the ring......start bathing the area with a cotton ball in as HOT water as you can stand and ...
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| Fingernail injury involving a razer | 12/26/2006 |
Q: Five days ago, while in the shower, I accidentally shaved off approximately 1/3 of my finger nail. ...
A: That must have been one sharp razor to cut off a fingernail.....That being said, I will try and ...
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| my child | 10/4/2006 |
Q: a minute before,my 16 moths old child,s hand come in between the door closing....his thumb is ...
A: my name is Craig.... For the first 24 hours put Ice on it after that use heat....I must point out ...
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| first aid if someone cut off his finger | 8/17/2006 |
Q: Recently a friend of mine nearly cut off his finger in a machine (an electric saw). MyWhat is the ...
A: ... To answer your question, if the finger is completely severed put it in the ice bag....As for the ...
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| Nosebleeds | 3/3/2006 |
Q: why is a person not suppose to sniffle your nose or use a drinking straw for 48 hours after a ...
A: ... hmmmmm, ya have me there.....I know your not supposed to "blow" your nose after a nosebleed, or ...
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| ii thank its some kind of bug bit | 7/28/2005 |
Q: yester day night .i didnt feel any thing bit . but on my left foot it started to hurt well in about ...
A: you won't like my answer..... You have done all the things i would tell you to do.....your only ...
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| BEST REMEDY FOR BURNS AROUND... | 7/23/2005 |
Q: BEST REMEDY FOR BURNS AROUND THE HOME
A: If you listen to all the old tales.....some say butter some say aloe....I find immercing the burned ...
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| Gunshot wounds | 6/3/2005 |
Q: No worries! That's a great start. Thanks for all of your help with my silly questions. :D SydHi ...
A: Your Welcome, if I can be of further assistance, please e-mail me at medic86100@yahoo.com ...
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| Gunshot wounds | 6/2/2005 |
Q: Can you give me a description of the equipment used in a case such as this? I know that probbaly ...
A: ...Ummmm, we in the field, that is to say, outside the hospital, wouldent use much to be honest, but ...
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| INITIAL ACTIONS FOR UNCONSCIOUS PERSON | 5/30/2005 |
Q: I am a nursing student in Los Angels and was asked this question on a test. I was marked wrong. I'd ...
A: I cant speak for the hospital Regs....But we in the field will: 1. Activate the E.M.S. System.(call ...
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| Gunshot wounds | 5/30/2005 |
Q: I'm an author, who, until now has mostly written teen books. I have been asked to write a crime book ...
A: First, your question poses some questions from me....How close was the shooter, What caliber was the ...
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| how to stop a bloody nose | 3/13/2005 |
Q: What is the best procedure's in stopping a bloody nose?
A: ..If it is just a simple bloody nose, tilt the head back and pinch the nostrials together for a few ...
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| First Aid | 1/18/2005 |
Q: Does first aid relate solely to physical injuries? Explain
A: ..I have been an E M T for more than 30 years...First aid pertains to the aid given to a stricken ...
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| first aid | 12/30/2004 |
Q: the driver is sitting and leaning the head against the steeringwheel. He is bleeding from the face ...
A: I need more information.....was the car in a crash.....was the windshield starred.....was the driver ...
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| fingernail/accident | 10/3/2004 |
Q: my 16 year old daughter slammed her finger in the door and her nail came off. What do I do for ...
A: If her nail is completely gone, that is, has completely fallen off, keep it clean and put a bandaid ...
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