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First Aid
Heart attack: first aid
This section explains how to recognise a heart attack and what you can do. Read

Stroke: first aid
Seizure: first aid

 About First Aid
First Aid in the news
Mouth-to-mouth no help?
News archive
 Real life story
Man dies of heart attack at gym
A 49-year-old man died at a gym this week after suffering a heart attack while working out on an exercise bicycle. Health24 spoke to Nick Dollman from Netcare 911. Read more
 
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Contents

The basics
Home first aid kit, A travel first-aid kit, Dealing with emergencies, The recovery position, Signs of infection, more...

Breathing emergencies
CPR, Choking, Heimlich's Manoeuvre basics, Video on first aid for choking

Bites and stings
Tick bites, Insect bites and stings, Spider bites and scorpion stings, Jellyfish and bluebottle stings, Snake bite, more...

Burns
Burns, Chemical burns on the skin, Chemical burns, Smoke inhalation, First aid for serious sunburn, more...

Heat emergencies and hypothermia
Heat exhaustion, Heatstroke, Hypothermia

Wounds and bleeding
Severe bleeding, Nosebleeds, Cuts, Bruises, Blisters, more...

Head and spinal injuries
Spinal cord injury: First aid, Head injuries, Conscious, memory, coordination?

Unconsciousness
Unconsciousness

Specific medical emergencies
Heart attack, Seizure, Stroke, Asthma, Diabetes

Crime
What to do if you've been raped, Prevent car hijacking

Drowning
Drowning, Tips to prevent drowning

Sprains, fractures, dislocations
Sprains, fractures, dislocations, Treat the pain of a strain

Removing foreign objects
Objects in the skin, Foreign objects in the nose, Foreign objects in the ear, Removing fishhooks, Removing a ring, more...

Shock
Shock, Anaphylaxis (allergic shock), First aid for electric shock, Electricity and your body, Electric shock, more...

Eye injuries
Chemical burns, Foreign object in the eye

Safety first
A cycle of danger, A helmet should fit, Accidents killing SA kids, Are you a crime target?, Avoid being thunderstruck, more...

MediClinic fact file
Stroke - a serious condition, Spot prostate cancer early, Fight breast cancer, Myths about breast cancer, Sensible sun fun

Health tips
Be watersafe, Fingernail bloodclots, Handling a seizure, The essential first aid kit, Safe candle burning, more...

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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