Choking In adults, choking is usually caused by food lodged in the throat or windpipe. Victims will instinctively grab at the throat and may panic, wheeze or gasp for breath. If a person can cough and speak and has normal skin color, he or she is getting air...
Most fibers used in clothing can burn, some more quickly than others. A significant number of clothing fires occur in the over 65 age group, principally from nightwear (robes, pajamas, nightgowns). The severity of apparel burns is high. Hospital stays average over one...
Lightning is an extremely powerful and dangerous part of summer’s weather. Generally speaking, if you can see lightning or hear thunder, you need to take precautions to avoid being hit by lightening. Don’t take chances. The electrical charge and intense heat of...
Each year, more than 125,000 baseball and softball players under age 15 are injured badly enough to seek treatment in hospital emergency departments. Hundreds of thousands of adults receive minor injuries in these sports. Many of the injuries can be prevented if...
According to the NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center website (http://www.spc.noaa.gov), The Fujita Scale, designed to measure the intensity and area of a tornado, was introduced in 1971. Since then, the F-Scale has become a part of the record of...
Cardiac arrest can occur without easily recognizable symptoms and a person may appear to just “drop.” If the arrest is a result of a heart attack, the victim may have experienced severe, “crushing” chest pain beforehand, or may have only experienced vague symptoms,...
