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First Aid
Learn about first aid
Accidents happen every day. An accident can be as simple as a fall that scrapes your elbow or sprains your ankle. Our first aid topics can help you deal with these common injuries. They can also teach you how to help someone else who has had an accident or injury. You'll learn the proper treatments that help prevent infection and further injury so you can be safe in all of your everyday activities.
Explore the following first aid topics to learn more:
Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver)
Nosebleeds
Objects in the Eye
Rash, Age 12 and Older
Blisters
Sprained Ankle: Using a Compression Wrap
Health Topics
Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger
Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Acetaminophen
Acid Burns
Alkali Burns
Allergic Reaction
Allergies to Insect Stings
Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behavior
Animal and Human Bites
Antihistamines
Anxiety
Arm Injuries
Arm Problems, Noninjury
Back Problems and Injuries
Black Widow Spider Bite
Blister Care
Blisters
Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
Body Piercing Problems
Breast Problems
Broken Rib
Broken Toe
Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
Burns and Electric Shock
Burns to the Eye
Calf Muscle Injury
Care for a Skin Wound
Care of an Insect Sting
Change in Heartbeat
Chemical Burn
Chemical in the Eye
Chest Problems
Chili Pepper Burns
Choking Rescue Procedure: Heimlich Maneuver
Cold Exposure: Emergency Equipment
Cold Packs for Eye Injuries
Cold Temperature Exposure
Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness
Constipation, Age 11 and Younger
Constipation, Age 12 and Older
Copperhead
Coral Snake
Cottonmouth (Water Moccasin)
Coughs, Age 12 and Older
CPR Basics
Crying, Age 3 and Younger
Cut That Removes All Layers of Skin
Cuts
Cuts: When Stitches Are Needed
Dealing With Emergencies
Dehydration
Dehydration Caused by a Medicine
Dehydration: Drinking Enough Fluids (Babies and Young Children)
Dehydration: Drinking Extra Fluids (Older Children and Adults)
Diabetes in Children: Care Plan for School or Day Care
Diabetes: How to Give Glucagon
Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
Diaper Rash
Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger
Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
Disc Battery in the Nose
Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo
Ear Canal Problems (Swimmer's Ear)
Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Earwax
Elbow Injuries
Elbow Problems, Noninjury
Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation
Emergency First Aid for Heatstroke
Estimating the Size of a Burn
Eye Flushing
Eye Injuries
Eye Injury: First Aid for a Black Eye
Eye Injury: First Aid for Chemical Burns
Eye Injury: First Aid for Heat Burns
Eye Injury: First Aid for Minor Cuts
Eye Problems, Noninjury
Facial Injuries
Facial Problems, Noninjury
Feeling Depressed
Female Genital Problems and Injuries
Fentanyl Overdose
Fever or Chills, Age 11 and Younger
Fever or Chills, Age 12 and Older
Fever Seizures
Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries
Finger, Hand, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury
Fire Ant Stings
First Aid for a Fishhook Stuck in an Eye
First Aid for a Spinal Injury
First Aid for Chemical Burns
First Aid for Electrical Burns
First Aid for Low Back Pain
First Aid for Tar or Plastic Burns
First Aid Kit for Travelers
Fishhook Injuries
Food Poisoning: Toxoplasmosis
Gas, Bloating, and Burping
Groin Problems and Injuries
Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
Headaches
Heartburn
Heat After an Injury
Heat-Related Illnesses
Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
Heimlich Maneuver for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
Helping a Person During a Seizure
High-Pressure Injection Wounds
Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
Home Remedies for Bites and Stings
Home Treatment First Aid for Cold Exposure
Home Treatment for Second-Degree Burns
How a Scrape Heals
How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound
How to Transport a Piece of Tongue
Hyperventilation
Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure
Insect Bites and Stings and Spider Bites
Insect Stings: How to Remove the Stinger
Itching Relief
Jellyfish Sting: Home Treatment
Kissing Bugs
Knee Problems and Injuries
Knocked-Out Tooth: First Aid
Leg Injuries
Leg Problems, Noninjury
Male Genital Problems and Injuries
Marine Stings and Scrapes
Mouth Wounds: How to Stop Bleeding
Nail Problems and Injuries
Naloxone Rescue Kits for Opioid Overdose
Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger
Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older
Near-Drowning
Nervous System Problems
Nonpoisonous Spider Bites
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Nose Injuries
Nosebleeds
Object in the Eye: First Aid
Object in the Vagina
Objects in the Ear
Objects in the Eye
Objects in the Nose
Other Home Treatment Measures for a First-Degree Burn or Sunburn
Pinkeye
Poisoning
Pregnancy-Related Problems
Problems After Delivery of Your Baby
Puncture Wounds
Puncture Wounds: Stitches, Staples, and Skin Adhesives
Puss Caterpillar Stings
Rash, Age 11 and Younger
Rash, Age 12 and Older
Rattlesnake Bite
Rectal Problems
Removing a Fishhook
Removing an Object From a Wound
Removing Splinters
Respiratory Problems, Age 11 and Younger
Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE)
Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus)
Scalp Problems
Scorpion Stings
Scrapes
Seabather's Eruption
Seizures
Self-Care Supplies
Shock
Shoulder Problems and Injuries
Skin Adhesives (Liquid Stitches)
Skin Changes
Skin Cyst: Home Treatment
Skin Rashes: Home Treatment
Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
Snake and Lizard Bites
Snake Antivenom
Snakebite: Symptoms of a Pit Viper Bite
Sore Throat and Other Throat Problems
Splint Care Tips
Splinting
Sponge Bath for a Child's Fever
Stopping a Nosebleed
Stopping Facial Bleeding
Sunburn
Swallowed or Inhaled Objects
Swelling
Swollen Glands, Hernias, and Other Lumps Under the Skin
Taking Care of Your Stitches or Staples
Tattoo Problems
Terrorism and Other Public Health Threats
Tick Bites
Ticks: How to Avoid and Remove Ticks
Toe, Foot, and Ankle Injuries
Toe, Foot, and Ankle Problems, Noninjury
Toxic Reaction to Insect or Spider Venom
Trapped Finger, Toe, or Limb
Treating a Hangnail
Treating a Nail Infection
Treating Low Blood Sugar
Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low Back Pain
Using Cold and Heat Therapies
Using Eye Ointment
Using Ice and Cold Packs
Warm Compresses for Eye Problems
Weakness and Fatigue
Medical Tests
Pulse Measurement
Take Action
Allergies in Children: Giving an Epinephrine Shot to a Child
Allergies: Giving Yourself an Epinephrine Shot
Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
Eczema: Taking Care of Your Skin
Sprained Ankle: Using a Compression Wrap
Current as of: November 9, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine
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