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Five Simple Home Remedies to Tackle Sore Throat
In this part of Africa, sore throats, common colds and airway tract-related infections always are on the surge during this time of the season- harmattan. This season usually comes with the extreme dryness of the atmosphere, the dense cloud of dust and the intense heat of the hot scorchy sun. Most plants and greens dry…
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Three simple home remedies to combat Acne
Acne is a common skin condition especially predominant in adolescents and young adults. Acne usually occurs on the face, neck, chest, back and shoulders. However, the most common and noticeable site for acne occurrence is the face. For the majority of adolescents and individuals, the presence of acne causes no discomfort and tend to disappear…
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Electrical Incidents- Low/High Voltage Current
Electrical incidents or electrocution aren’t usually a very common situation recorded often. However, among the two different cases of electrocution, domestic electrical cases usually of low voltage currents are the most common. High voltage currents used in factories and those of powerlines usually is an occupational hazard and doesn’t occur on a regular note. Domestic…
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Five Key Points to Note in Electrical Incidents
Featured Image Courtesy: Study Electrical Like all other situations, electrical incidents can occur anywhere. And with their occurrence comes the strong urge to save the life of the victim. However, just as all other incidents have certain precautionary measures and key points to take into consideration, so does electrical incidents. In this article, we take…
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Electrical Incidents- Making the Area Safe
Featured Image Courtesy: JMB Electrical In both developing and developed countries, the use of electricity has become a part of the people. And like all other elements, as beneficial as they are can somehow be extremely deadly if mishandled. In electrical incidents, electrical current passes through the victim who is electrocuted. The passage of electricity…
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Five simple ways to combat Body odour
Featured Image Courtesy: Apollo Hospital’s blog. Body odour (bad smell) is one of the most common causes of low self-esteem and confidence especially during the adolescent stages when friends start to indirectly disclose it to you through actions and you have people moving away when you approach them, or covering their nose or showing facial…
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How To Deal With Smoke And Fumes In Fire Incidents
Featured Image Courtesy: GEZE UK Generally, the lack of an efficient amount of Oxygen to the brain within a period of 4 minutes and above can render an individual unconscious from hypoxia. Any fire confined in a space creates a highly dangerous atmosphere low in oxygen and possibly strongly polluted with poisonous gases such as…
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Leaving the Burning Building- Making the Area Safe
Featured Image Courtesy: iStock In incidents of fire, one of the most risky things that can happen is a stampede as people try to rush out to safety. As a first-aider, if you see or suspect a fire, immediately activate the first fire alarm nearby. Without putting yourself at risk, try to help people out…
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Eleven (11) Key Points To Note in Fire Incidents
Featured Image Courtesy: TNSDiary During a fire incident, certain essential points and actions should always be taken note of and applied for safe and effective escape and aid survival. In this article, we take a look at some of these key points to take note of in fire emergencies. Putting out fire in a clothing…
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Daily Prompt
What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? A Wolf- My chest Honestly, I’m not really sure if that’s what I truly want *chuckles*, but I guess it wouldn’t be a bad thing you know. Why a wolf?? Well, personally, I envision myself more as a lone wolf than any other thing.…








