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First Aid - The basics
Home first aid kit
Every household should have a well-stocked first aid kit. Here is a list of items you should keep in stock.
A travel first-aid kit
Don't leave home without a first-aid kit. Here is a list of essential items to take along when travelling.
Dealing with an emergency
No one wants to imagine having to deal with emergencies. But you can be a lifesaver if you know what to do and are able to help.
The recovery position
The recovery position prevents a semiconscious or unconscious person from choking on the tongue or from vomit, blood or saliva.
Signs of infection
Do you know when a wound has become infected? Learn more about when medical care is needed.
A natural approach to first aid
Put together your own natural first aid kit, packed with herbal, aromatic and homeopathic remedies that can fix common ailments quickly and effectively.
First aid for emergencies
A basic knowledge of first aid will ensure you are prepared to handle an emergency until the “first responders” arrive.
Emergency!
On the front line of the battle between life and death it's the paramedic who has to stay calm and think fast, making sure every second counts.
Saving someone from drowing
A child can drown in a few centimetres of water - be it a puddle, bath or fish pond.
First Aid menu
About First Aid
Bites and stings
Breathing emergencies
Burns
Crime
Drowning
Eye injuries
Head and spinal injuries
Health tips
Heat emergencies and hypothermia
MediClinic fact file
Real life story
Removing foreign objects
Safety first
Shock
Specific medical emergencies
Sprains, fractures, dislocations
The basics
Unconsciousness
Wounds and bleeding
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