Contents:
- Medical Video: 12 Life Hacks That Can Help You Survive
- Various errors when giving first aid (and the right way)
- 1. Rub your eyes when you go around
- 2. Use warm compresses when sprained
- 3. Look up to stop the nosebleed
- 4. Direct use of tourniquet to stop bleeding
- 5. Wipe the mouth with a spoon during a spasm
- 6. Treat burns with ice cubes or toothpaste
- 7. Go to the nearest hospital in an emergency
Medical Video: 12 Life Hacks That Can Help You Survive
First aid in accidents is a very important action. The first step of assistance given can determine whether the condition of a person who experiences a disaster will quickly improve or even worse. Therefore, note carefully and avoid various common mistakes that people often make when giving the following first aid.
Various errors when giving first aid (and the right way)
Don't get the wrong step when giving first aid. Well, you can listen below for the right ways to deal with various emergency conditions.
1. Rub your eyes when you go around
When your eyes slip, either because of dust or the lashes are included, you may reflexively rub your eyes immediately. In fact, this method is dangerous because the eyes can be irritated and the foreign objects that enter are even trapped inside your eyes.
The correct way: Your tears actually function to clean the eyes, for example by removing foreign objects such as dust and dirt entering. Therefore, shake your eyes several times so that the tears wash away the dirt.
If this doesn't work, rinse your eyes with clean water for about 15 minutes or until your eyes feel more comfortable. If it still feels uncomfortable, check your eyes at the clinic.
2. Use warm compresses when sprained
Compressing the sprained leg or joint (sprained) with compresses or warm patches does feel comfortable. However, warm compresses will actually aggravate inflammation when you sprain. Therefore, avoid warm compresses or soak feet in warm water after sprains.
The correct way: Use cold compresses on the sprained part. However, do not directly attach ice cubes. Wrap the ice first with a soft cloth and stick it for 15-20 minutes. Remove compresses for a few moments to give a break, and then paste again if needed.
3. Look up to stop the nosebleed
If you look up during a nosebleed, blood can actually flow into your esophagus. This risks causing you to choke, cough, and have difficulty breathing.
The correct way: Pinch your nose with your thumb and forefinger while sitting upright. Hold for about 15 minutes. While waiting, breathe from your mouth until the bleeding stops. If within 30 minutes the nosebleed never subsides, immediately seek medical help.
4. Direct use of tourniquet to stop bleeding
The use of tourniquet (wound wound) near the bleeding area is only recommended as a last resort, ie when there is no other way to stop bleeding. The problem is, tying body parts near areas that are experiencing bleeding with tourniquets can cause permanent tissue damage.
The correct way: Look for a cloth that is thick enough, gauze or bandage. Cover the bleeding area with the cloth or bandage and keep pressing on it with your hand or finger. Even though blood continues to flow, don't release your pressure until you arrive at a hospital or clinic.
5. Wipe the mouth with a spoon during a spasm
You may have heard that people who are having a spasm in their mouths should be spooned so that they don't bite their own tongue. This is dangerous because it can make people choke and have difficulty breathing. This risk is greater than the risk of tongue biting.
The correct way: Tilt the body of a person who is seizing to the side. This is so that the foamy liquid in his mouth can flow outward and he can breathe more easily. Relax, seizures will stop themselves without help or medical action from others. If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes without any signs of improvement, immediately contact a medical officer (118/021-65303118 for DKI Jakarta, 112 for all of Indonesia).
6. Treat burns with ice cubes or toothpaste
Do not immediately treat burns with ice cubes or toothpaste. Both are at risk of causing tissue damage. Also avoid applying butter directly to your burn.
The correct way: Wash your burns under cool, clean water (not ice water) for 20 minutes. Remember, you do have to wash it long enough, but this is important to prevent the heat from damaging your skin deeper. After that you can apply a special ointment for burns or go to the doctor.
7. Go to the nearest hospital in an emergency
When someone needs emergency help, you might immediately take him to the nearest hospital. The point is good, that is giving help as soon as possible. However, the hospital or clinic closest to your location is not necessarily sufficient and able to handle your condition.
The correct way: You must wisely choose the hospital to be visited. This decision is very important, because there can be no tools or facilities in the nearest hospital that can save patients. Sometimes, it is safer to take the patient to a hospital that is a little further away but the facilities and health personnel are adequate.
So, you have to know which hospital in your area of residence or office can provide first aid best for certain emergency conditions such as a heart attack or stroke.
