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About Lyndsey
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Expertise
I can answer questions on all aspects of Pre-hospital care, both emergency and non-emergency

Experience
I have 3 years of experience in the pre-hospital enviroment and i also teach people aspects of first aid and pre-hospital care

Education/Credentials
Pre-Hospital Fracture management, First Aid at Work, Fundamentals of Care, Medical Gases, AED, Patient- Casualty handling

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Lyndsey 
In Category  First Aid

SubjectDate Asked

naval piecing6/11/2008
  Q: i had had my naval ring for about 5 months now . this my second time getting it pieced ... ...
  A: Is the area red and warm to the touch? If so the piercing may be infected and the white headed bump ...
needle in foot5/27/2008
  Q: my son stepped on a needle and it broke, leaving part of the needle in its foot fairly deep. i took ...
  A: The needle will work itself out naturally anyway without it being forced out, the main risk is ...
CRACKED RIB(S)4/23/2008
  Q: Lyndsey. My wife is getting through a long coughing ailment; we think it was a flu bout cos she had ...
  A: It's more than likely your wife has just pulled at the muscles in her chest with all the coughing. ...
CPR1/28/2008
  Q: 1. If a lay first responder uses the skin color and fingernail method of determining circulation ...
  A: 1. A lot of people will not be able to find a carotid pulse, or mistake a pulse on a patient for ...
hand injury9/9/2007
  Q: my mom about an hour to 2 hours ago banged her hand really hard on the corner of the table and went ...
  A: It just sounds like she has had a bad knock to her hand and there shouldn't be anything to be too ...
puncture to middle finger7/28/2007
  Q: This morning I took out a small perring knife in hopes of releasing sausage patties one from ...
  A: Its more than likely that it will heal on its own, just keep it covered with a dressing and take ...
broken or cracked ribs6/25/2007
  Q: my boyfriend resently had a accedent on a motorbike n landed on the handle bars n hurt his ribs. he ...
  A: The hospital was right, if your boyfriend does have a broken rib theres not a lot you can do for it ...
tongue emergeny6/9/2007
  Q: i frequently hear that a player when had a very strong heat on his head may lost his consciousness ...
  A: It is impossible for someone to swallow their tongue, instead what happens is that because the ...
Cut4/7/2007
  Q: I cut my finger and put everything on it and it wont heal, it has clear blisters inside the sore and ...
  A: What do you mean you put everything on it? All you should be putting on it is a clean, dry dressing ...
big toe12/30/2006
  Q: I recently kicked something very hard, instantly my bug toe started to throb. When i took of my ...
  A: I would leave it to come off on its own, keep the toe clean and dry with a dressing applied. If ...
infected navel piercing12/12/2006
  Q: i had my navel piercing close to a year ago. at first every thing was ok.but some time back the top ...
  A: Its possible that the itching could be coming from an allergic reaction to either the ointment or ...
gunshot wound12/12/2006
  Q: I am writing a screenplay in which my main character is shot from the back with a small caliber ...
  A: Hey, Well this is a tricky question, it all depends on what the bullet hits on its journey through ...

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