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Traffic Incidents- Making The Area Safe
Featured Image Courtesy: TNSDiary List of Emergency Numbers in Ghana Traffic incidents occur basically on the road. It may range from incidents on the busy road (highways) to less busy ones (feeder roads). It’s severity may range from a fall off a bicycle involving only the cyclist to a major vehicle crash involving many casualties.…
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What To Do When You Encounter An Emergency Situation- Making The Area Safe
In the preceding article, we briefly discussed following a laid down plan in handling emergency situations talking about assessing the situation. In this article however, we shall focus on the one of the remaining two steps; making the incident area safe if possible. With some additional example situations for deliberation. Making the emergency area safe…
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What to do when you encounter an Emergency situation- Assessing The Situation
Featured Image Courtesy: TNSDiary In any emergency whatsoever, it is highly recommended that as a first-aider, you follow a clear laid down plan of action. Following a plan of action will help you to prioritse the demands that of treating the casualty and keeping everyone else safe, including yourself. Furthermore, this help you make better…
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Three Simple Steps To Be An Effective And Competent First-Aider
Featured Image Courtesy: TNSDiary Providing first-aid, especially in very minor cases require no special skills being put in place. Usually, that can be done by anyone who encounters the scene. But, if ever you have come across or witnessed a slightly serious emergency situation before, you would understand that even your composure during first-aid emergency…
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Six Most Significant Principles of First-Aid Every First-Aider Should Know!
Featured Image Courtesy: TNSDiary First-Aid care is given in every emergency situation particularly where professional medical care isn’t readily available. Emergency situations can range from mild ailments such as mild abdominal pains, headaches, vomiting, that can be handled completely even without the involvement of advanced medical care, to severe ailments such as heart attacks, stroke,…
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Want to be a First Aider?? What You Need to Know About Giving First-Aid Treatment!
Featured Image Courtesy: TNSDiary To begin with, first-aid treatment is the initial care or assistance given to an individual who is injured or suddenly taken ill until proper healthcare is available. Basically, first-aiders are trained individuals that are capable of providing first-aid treatment in emergency situations until proper medical care is available. However, it is…
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First Aid Care! Hitches and botches that end up killing or worsening casualty’s condition
Featured image courtesy: WordPress media library Have you ever witnessed or found yourself in a situation with someone injured or suddenly taken ill?? What was done for the victim?? What did you do to help the first aider and how did you handle the experience?? What about a situation in which you happened to be…
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Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are much smaller than monocytes but also have a large single nucleus. Like all blood cells, they circulate in the bloodstream but are found in very large numbers in lymphatic tissue such as the lymph nodes and the spleen. Like all blood cells, lymphocytes develop from stem cells in the red bone marrow and…
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Monocytes
As briefed earlier, monocytes are agranulocytic lrukocytes, having a single large nucleus and absence of granules. Monocytes are the largest of the leukocytes and perform very essential functions in both inflammation and immunity. Monocytes however have two distinct types based largely on their location. When circulating in the bloodstream, they are considered monocytes. But some…
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Basophils & Eosinophils
Basophils Basophils are granulocytic leukocytes that are strongly associated with allergic reactions much more than phagocytosis of bacterial and foreign bodies. They have cytoplasmic granules largely packed with; Their main function is to respond to allergen and stimulate the implementation of measures to correct the situation. Allergen are antigens that cause allergy and allergic reactions.…
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