Disease relevance of First Aid

• The second issue could be addressed in part by development of alternative routes of epinephrine administration for the first-aid, out-of-hospital treatment of anaphylaxis [1].
• However, the worry about a sudden, unpredictable event and the discomfort regarding providing first aid for a coworker with epilepsy is significant when compared with that with depression or multiple sclerosis [2].
• Basic information regarding the classification of epileptic seizures, epilepsy syndromes, first aid for seizures, and practical use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may not be covered in medical school curricula [3].

High impact information on First Aid

• Clobetasol propionate ointment as first-aid for burns [4].
• Prompt administration of self-injectable epinephrine as first-aid treatment in the context of a personalized emergency action plan is the key to survival [5].
• The level of comfort regarding providing first aid for the coworker with epilepsy was significantly less (p = 0.018) than that for depression and multiple sclerosis [2].
• We recorded the following data: patient demographics, history of drug or ethanol use, time spent by patient in first aid station, treatment rendered, diagnosis, and patient disposition [6].
• CONCLUSION: Minor trauma and the use of illicit drugs and ethanol were common in spectators presenting to first aid stations at these concert events [6].

Biological context of First Aid

• Emergency Medicine (EM) has evolved since 1950s--in the Czech Republic as well as abroad--from Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation in parallel with the Burn Medicine which has separated from Plastic Surgery. EM creates a link between the laymen first aid and the specialized hospital care, which is realized by the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) [7].
• ABC of ophthalmology: accidents and first aid [8].

Anatomical context of First Aid

• The cornerstone of first-aid treatment of anaphylaxis is epinephrine injected intramuscularly in the vastus lateralis muscle (lateral aspect of the thigh) [1].

Associations of First Aid with chemical compounds

• CONCLUSION: Based on these observations it is concluded that water rinsing followed by topical calcium should remain the standard first aid treatment for skin exposure to hydrofluoric acid [9].
• Three hundred forty-eight incidents representing 174 workers were identified, 78% of these being treated solely by the first-aid attendant with the administration of O2 and cough suppression medication [10].
• A patient treated his slight score-throat with a thiomersal first aid spray [11].
• These data suggest that verapamil injections should be added to the first-aid procedures performed on the beach for victims of box-jellyfish stings [12].
• With this study, we aimed to investigate the platelet 5-HT transporter, by means of the specific binding of tritiated paroxetine ([3H]Par), in a sample of 20 suicide attempters recruited at a first-aid service, as compared with healthy control subjects and psychiatric patients with no current or previous history of suicide attempt [13].

Gene context of First Aid

• METHODS: The study was conducted by sending simple self-administered questionnaires to 360 schools all over Thailand. The questionnaires contained 14 questions relating to epilepsy awareness, attitudes, and first-aid management of seizures [14].
• No significant differences were found on parental concerns, performed/anticipated first aid for FC [15].
• SETTING: Surf lifesaving first aid facilities at two beaches in eastern Australia from 30 December 2003 to 5 March 2005 [16].
• CONCLUSION: Rock concert first-aid stations evaluated 2.5 times the patient load of non-rock concerts overall, although there was substantial concert-to-concert variability [17].
• The mean CD4 count at the time of the first AIDS defining event was 91 x 10/mm3 (range 4-320 x 10/mm3) [18].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of First Aid

• The group with poor outcome after hyperbaric oxygen therapy (n = 10) had higher serum CK values, lower Glasgow coma scale, longer delay in the first aid at emergency service and longer delay in provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy [19].

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