First Aid News & Features

About 38,000 Amazon workers were injured on the job in 2021, a 20% increase over the previous year, according to a new report from the Strategic Organizing Center, a group representing four major unions.

Pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and minivans, when compared to cars, are more likely to strike a pedestrian while their drivers are making turns, a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says.

ER doctors weigh In on “Hollywood Healing” and real-life traumatic injuries.

United States senators and LGBTQ+ advocates are calling on on the FDA to remove restrictions that add obstacles for blood donations from men who have sex with men, as the American Red Cross deals with a blood shortage it called the worst in more than a decade.

The unfortunate reality is that natural disasters strike year round and often. Here’s how to ensure your family is ready.

These patient recoveries seemed impossible. But were they medical miracles?

A Washington state woman miraculously survived an accident in which a semi-truck flattened her car.

Regenerated lizard tails usually lack bone and nerve tissue, but with edited stem cells, this all-female gecko species can regrow a complete tail, holding promise for advances in wound healing.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says pumpkin carving is the leading cause of injuries associated with Halloween.

Injuries associated with the "micromobility products" skyrocketed 70% between 2017 and 2020

Getting into a car crash can be scary, but being prepared and knowing what to do can help. Here’s what to know after getting into a car accident.

Learn about 11 essential items you should always keep in your car.

Learn about 12 essential items every home’s first aid kit should have.

In the final week of July, the National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for 17 states, stretching from the West Coast, across the Midwest, down south into Louisiana and Georgia. Temperatures 10 to 15  F above average threaten the lives and livelihoods of people all across the country.

Doctors in Washington state used human body bags filled with ice and water to rapidly cool the sickest patients affected by record heat last month.

A man who was attacked by a bull later got a lifesaving intestinal transplant.

In Harris County, which includes Houston, more than 300 carbon monoxide poisoning cases have been reported.

Not only does the general public consider CPR more effective than it really is, they tend to discount the negative effect it can have, the researchers said.

In an Instagram announcement, Band-Aid says it is committed to making tangible change for the black community, and also noted its plan to donate to Black Lives Matter.

The 2019 figure is the highest number of such deaths in more than 30 years, according to the association.

The researchers said that unlike synthetic material currently used in most surgeries, this yarn wouldn't pose any risk of causing a reaction in patients' bodies, CNN reported.

According to one database, more than 2,500 men and women went to an emergency room for head and neck injuries sustained while using a smartphone between 1998 and 2017. When that number is extrapolated to include the whole country, the total is likely to be more than 76,000 people.

You're more likely to get sued if you don't intervene.

The boy was trying to get the last drop of juice when his tongue created a vacuum and he couldn't get it out of the bottle.

Tests with rats and pig tissues showed that the tape can tightly seal tissues, such as the lungs and intestines, within 5 seconds, according to the study published Oct. 30 in the journal Nature.