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How To: Help someone who is choking
Choking is the mechanical (either by foreign object or compression) obstruction of outside air flowing into the lungs. Learn about choking, including emergency treatments like CPR, in this medical how-to video. Remaining calm and performing one of the procedures below could help someone who is choking.
How To: Perform CPR on a person
If you came upon an emergency situation would you know what to do? First aid CPR techniques can come in handy at any time. Watch this first-aid how to video to learn how to perform CPR on an adult when you don't have any help.
How To: Perform CPR on a breathing casualty
Martin reminds you all how to deal with a breathing casualty and place them into the recovery position. Watch and learn how to possibly save someone's life in case of an emergency. Perform CPR on a breathing casualty.
How To: Treat spider bites
Spider bites can range from harmless to fatal, spiders themselves coming in many varieties. you're bitten by a spider, you should wash that area carefully with soap and water and do this several times per day until the skin is healed. You can also apply an ice pack wrapped in cloth or a cold wet wash cloth to the area that has been bitten. Learn more about spider bites in this medical how-to video.
How To: Clear an infant's airway with CPR
In this video you will be shown how to clear a conscious infants foreign object in the airway.You need to recognize choking, perform 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts. Repeat this procedure until object is expelled or infant becomes unconscious. Clear an infant's airway with CPR.
How To: Give first aid for anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis can be fatal if left untreated; consequently, first aid treatment is necessary. Find out how to diagnose an anaphylactic reaction and what to do if you or someone else is suffering from anaphylaxis - free video series.
How To: Treat work related burns
Burns are an injury to the body that can range from a sunburn to severe tissue damage. Burns are classified by the tissue and surface area affected. This first aid how-to video will show you how to treat a person who has been injured at work. Watch to learn great first aid tips that will keep your workers happy and healthy.
How To: Administer basic first aid
In this online video series learn from certified First Aid and CPR Instructor Amy Pearson as she teaches and demonstrates first aid techniques.
How To: Help Haiti
Generally, we're not much for current events-slanted issues of Wonderment, but the hottest topic in HowTo deserves far more than our humble attention.
How To: Treat poison ivy
Poison ivy and its nasty cousins, poison sumac and poison oak strike year round. Poison ivy is found as a vine, it has 3 leaves and can have berries. The poison is called urushiol. If exposed, wash with hot soapy water immediately. Mild reactions can be treated with antihistamines and hydrocortisone cream for itching. Serious reactions need medical attention immediately. Treat poison ivy.
How To: Perform the Heimlich maneuver
Want to know how to possible save someone's life? Then watch this video to learn the proper way to execute the Heimlich maneuver. The Heimlich maneuver could help someone who is choking before the paramedics arrive.
How To: Treat first and second degree burns properly
Knowing how to determine the degree of the burn is the first step to knowing how to offer the right first aid. Burns! They’re a fact of life, and one of the most common accidents around the house. But how you treat them depends upon how seriously the skin is damaged. Treat first and second degree burns properly.
How To: Help someone with hyperventilation
Have the power to stop someone else from suffering. Learn how to spot and treat this breathing disorder associated with stress. Help someone with hyperventilation.
How To: Perform CPR on a baby
Learn live saving techniques by watching this how to video. This video teaches you how to use a pocket mask and perform CPR on a baby. Because babies are much smaller than adults it is important to follow specific guidelines to save their lives.
How To: Stop someone from bleeding
This video demonstrates first aid for serious bleeding. Lay the injured person down with head slightly lower than the trunk or elevate wound above the level of the heart. Apply pressure, after bleeding stops, wrap tight with sterile gauze bandage. Get medical help for the victim. Good video for camping or just good knowledge for home. Stop someone from bleeding.
News: Save a severely mangled limb Army style
Gun shots, dog mauling, compound fractures, partially severed limbs... Sometimes direct pressure isn't enough to cut the blood loss. This U.S. Army field instructional is a fascinating and thorough medic's walkthrough. Learn exactly how to apply a lifesaving tourniquet to an injured limb. No first aid poster can compete with the unmistakable deadpan of a military issue instructional. Only the American Army could deliver such eyewitness first aid advice. Bookmark this. If you're ever stuck bet...
How To: Treat and access a work related sprain
Sometimes the difference between a sprain and a fracture can only be identified with an x-ray. However with the help of this first aid how-to video you will learn to properly treat a sprain. Complete a modified primary survey of the work related accident, access the limb that was injured, and apply ice. These first aid tips will help your workers stay healthy.
How To: Manage a fever in children with Dr. Bill Gray
In this tutorial, we learn how to manage a fever in children. When your child has a fever, this means their body is fighting an infection. The fever will vary depending on what it is, but it will usually peak at 106 degrees. Don't bring the fever down with Tylenol, because it could make the cold last for a longer amount of time. This can be a greater threat to health than the illness was in the first place. If the child starts to get a higher fever, this is a good sign that the body is killin...
How To: Access and treat a nose bleed at work
Accidents happen at work. This first aid how-to video demonstrates how to access and treat a nose bleed after a work related accident. Start by establishing what happened and making sure the patient can breathe properly. Inspect the area and apply an ice pack. These first aid tips are sure to keep your workers happy and healthy.
How To: Perform CPR on children [signed] (British Red Cross)
Deaf people are just like everyone else, and they have a responsibility to save lives just like the rest of us. Those with hearing impairments might not be able to benefit from most online first aid training, but this video is signed to give those with hearing problems the info they need to help out.
How To: Use a CPR Ezy in case of a heart attack
The aim of CPR is to preserve life by maintaining an adequate supply of oxygen to the heart and brain. Effective CPR prolongs a person's chance of survival until either a defibrillator arrives and can be used to shock the heart back into its normal rhythm or advanced professional life support is available. This how-to video shows you how to use a portable CPR Ezy when someone you know is suffering from a heart attack. This medical device helps you perform CPR on a victim in a constant rhythm.
How To: Extricate a patient from a vehicle
This video teaches a medic how to safely extricate a patient from a vehicle.
How To: Perform first aid on a choking infant
Knowledge of first aid procedures can help save lives. Watch this first aid video tutorial to learn what to do if a baby is choking.
How To: Treat an open wound
To stop the bleeding and treat an open wound you need to do the following.First control the bleeding, prevent further contamination,immobilize injured part, and stabilize impaled object. Treat an open wound.
How To: Use field equipments for ear, nose and throat injuries
This U.S. Army video shows how to use field expedient ENT equipment.
How To: Make a first aid kit
In this series of online videos you'll learn how to pick a first aid kit for your home. Dr. Susan Jewell shows you what medical supplies should always be in your home first aid kit, including bandages, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, scissors, tape, gauze, cotton balls, ear & eye drops, a thermometer, splint bandages, medicines and more. Whether you're shopping for a new first aid kit, restocking, or building one from scratch, the tips in these videos will help ensure you're prepared for any mino...
How To: Use alcohol-free wipes and dressings on wounds
Knowledge of first aid treatments can save lives. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to use alcohol-free wipes and dressings on minor wounds and how to apply plasters.
How To: Identify work related injuries that require treatment
Many injuries do not require an ambulance, but they must be referred to medical aid for further treatment. This first aid how-to video will show you how to identify wounds that require further treatment. Underlying and dirty wounds, foreign objects, and stitches are all injuries that require a patient to go to a doctor or hospital.
How To: Help someone having a seizure
Witnessing a seizure can be scary, especially when the seizure occurs in someone you know. Do you know what to do when you see someone having a seizure? Help someone having a seizure.
How To: Perform CPR on a child
This video demonstrates how give an child CPR in case of an emergency. The video walks you through waking the child, calling 911, breathing twice in the victims mouth, and compressing their chest 30 times.
How To: Deal with minor insect bites and stings
It's amazing how such little creatures can cause such serious discomfort. Follow these simple steps to properly tend to an insect sting or bite. Deal with minor insect bites and stings.
How To: Treat dry chemical burns
This U.S. Army video gives instructions on how to treat dry chemical burns on the battle field. Treat dry chemical burns.
How To: Increase your burn awareness and treat burns properly
Did you know that over a million people a year suffer from the effect of burns and over 1/3 of them wind up in the emergency room? If you have a burn of any kind, check out this clip. Dr. Savant will teach you exactly how to deal with burns of all degrees, from slight surface burns to deeper, higher degree singes. So, check out this clip and prepare, just in case!
How To: Identify pelvic adhesions with endometriosis
This video is for medical students and residents-in-training who want to learn more about endometriosis.
How To: Treat burned victims at work with first aid techniques
Accidents happen at work. When a burn occurs the first priority is to stop the burning. This first aid how-to video shows you how to treat someone who has been burned at work. These first aid tips for work are sure to keep your employees healthy and happy.
How To: Help with minor cuts and grazes
This video shows you some basic first aid tips on how to help with minor cuts and grazes. Using the example of a simple cut to the thumb, this video will show you how to clean and dress the wound. Help with minor cuts and grazes.
How To: Treat open chest or back wounds
The proper way to treat an open chest or back wound is demonstrated in this video. Treat open chest or back wounds.
How To: Make a proper 911 call from your cell phone
Follow these rules. Give your location. Give your cell phone number. Tell them the emergency. Watch the video to find out why.
How To: Stop shoulder, neck and back tension from computer use
In this video, a doctor gives you great information on how to relieve shoulder, neck, and back pain from prolonged computer use. It's great advice for those of us who work at computers more than a few hours a day. The best way to improve tension is to fix your posture first, and make sure the screen is not too close to your eyes. Stop shoulder, neck and back tension from computer use.
How To: Place a patient in the recovery position
If the patient has no neck or spine injury and is again breathing on their own. You now move the patient to the recovery position. Move the patients left arm over their head and cross their legs, pull their body on their side and allow them to recover on their own. Place a patient in the recovery position.