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    Basic First Aid
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    This fact sheet describes first aid procedures including bleeding control and attending to victims of shock. Instructions for the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims, burn care, and the appropriate... Details >
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Cat and Dog Bites
    This fact sheet answers commonly-asked questions regarding dog and cat bites. First aid procedures, what to expect if your doctor has to treat a dog or cat bite, and prevention strategies are among t... Details >
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    Emergency Treatment for Burns
    Provides "quick action" tips to help minimize more severe damage and scaring from thermal, chemical and electrical burns.... Details >
    Shriners Hospitals for Children
    First Aid for Electrical Accidents
    This online fact sheet provides step-by-step instructions for the first aid treatment of victims of electrical shock and electrical burn accidents.... Details >
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    First Aid Kits for the Farm and Home
    Tips for assembling useful first kits for the farm -- tractors and other farm machinery and the home and for each family car.... Details >
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Heimlich Maneuver
    This online fact sheet describes the Heimlich maneuver and its use for helping a person who is choking on a foreign object. This fact sheet also responds to recent criticisms of the American Red Cros... Details >
    American Heart Association
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