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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
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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
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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.
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Shriners Hospitals for Children
Everyday Illnesses and Injuries
Information for kids about some common illnesses and injuries. From a variety of aches, pains and injuries to what you may have when you just "feel sick". Tells also about applying first aid for som
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Nemours Foundation
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.
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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.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
First Aid Public Training Agencies
A directory of public training agencies in the U.S. where employees and the general public can take the National Safety Council's First Aid Institute courses. Agencies are coded according to programs
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National Safety Council
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
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American Heart Association
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database updated: Thursday, October 21, 2004
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