Site Links for First Aid

• First Aid Topics A-to-Z from WebMD
• Treating Teething Pain
• The Basics of Sprains and Strains
• First Aid Tips for Minor Injuries
• Internal Bleeding Due to Trauma: Symptoms, Treatments
• What Are the Types and Degrees of Burns?
• How Should I Clean a Wound?
• First Aid Tips for Kitchen Accidents
• When should a person affected by shellfish poisoning seek medical care?
• How is shellfish poisoning treated?
• What is shellfish poisoning?
• What are the symptoms of shellfish poisoning?
• What drugs are used to cure shellfish poisoning?
• Video: What's It Like to Donate Blood?
• How do you prevent a baby from spitting up?
• What should you do after your child has stopped vomiting?
• How do you treat symptoms of a child vomiting?
• When should you call the doctor about your child vomiting?
• When should you call 911 about a child vomiting?
• Should a baby spit up?
• How do you know if a child is dehydrated from vomiting?
• Something’s Stuck in My Ear: What Do I Do?
• Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns Treatment
• Laryngitis Treatment
• Catfish Sting
• Finger Infection
• Barotrauma/Decompression Sickness
• Fish-Handler's Disease
• What causes congestion or a stuffy nose in your child?
• What causes diarrhea in children?
• Biological Warfare Treatment
• Shellfish Poisoning, Gastrointestinal
• Treating Vomiting in Children
• First Aid for Drowning in Children
• Toxic Shock Syndrome Treatment
• Slideshow: What Can Heat Do to Your Body?
• Slideshow: Snakebite Symptoms and Treatment
• Slideshow: How Does My Wound Heal, and How Do I Treat It?
• Slideshow: Anatomy of a Bruise
• Slideshow: Broken Bones and How They Heal
• Slideshow: When Should You Call 911?
• Slideshow: First Aid Dos and Don’ts
• Slideshow: 8 Essential on-the-Go First Aid Kit Items
• Slideshow: Bandaging Injuries From Head to Toe
• Slideshow: Caring for Wounds
• Slideshow: Wound Care Dos and Don'ts
• Slideshow: What to Know About Swallowed Objects
• Video on How to Treat a Minor Sprain
• Chemical Burns Treatment
• Swallowed Object Treatment
• High Temperature? Find Out What Causes a Fever
• Allergy: Insect Sting Treatment
• Bleeding Cuts or Wounds
• Toothache Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment
• First Aid for Migraine Headaches
• Treating Insect Bites and Stings in Children
• Sunburn Treatment
• How Can I Stop a Nosebleed?
• Treatment for Fever in Adults
• Video on First Aid for a Black Eye
• Video: What Are the Symptoms of Frostbite? And How Do You Treat It?
• Video: How to Ice an Injury
• Video on How to Help an Unconscious Adult
• Video on How to Treat a Bee Sting
• Video: How to Treat Minor Cuts
• Video: How to Do the Heimlich Maneuver
• Video on How to Treat Heatstroke
• Video on How to Stop a Nosebleed
• How can I protect someone while they're having a seizure?
• When should I get medical attention about seizures?
• How can you help prevent someone from choking during a seizure?
• Treating Skin Rashes in Children
• Yeast Infection Skin Rash Treatment
• Treating Hives in Children
• Broken Hip Treatment
• Stroke Treatment
• Gastroenteritis Treatment
• Dizziness Treatment
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Vomiting and Nausea Treatment
• Allergic Reaction Treatment
• Transient Ischemic Attack (Mini-stroke) Treatment
• Stingray Injury Treatment
• Drug Allergy Treatment
• Smoke Inhalation Treatment
• Puncture Wound Treatment
• Severe Allergic Reaction (Anaphylactic Shock)
• Black Widow Spider Bite Treatment
• Decompression Syndromes: The Bends Treatment
• Food Poisoning Treatment
• Rectal Bleeding Treatment
• First Aid for Mild Headaches
• Hives and Angioedema Treatment
• When to Call a Doctor About a Sting or Bite
• Clupeotoxin Poisoning
• Heat Stroke vs. Heat Exhaustion
• Treatment for Dizziness
• Symptoms of Dizziness
• Insulin Reaction Treatment
• Rabies Treatment
• What helps ease rectal pain?
• What to Do if You Have Rectal Pain
• An Overview of First Aid Kits
• When should I seek medical care about rectal pain?
• Seizures and Fever Treatment
• Prevention of Heat-Related Illness
• How should I help someone who has been struck by lightning?
• When should you call 911 about rectal bleeding?
• What is the emergency treatment for lightning strike?
• What kind of tests do you get in an ER for a possible heart attack?
• What are symptoms of a heart attack?
• How do I treat a minor cut or scrape?
• When should you call 911 about a medical emergency?
• Why should I know cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
• Where can I learn about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs)?
• How can I operate an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
• When should I get medical help for hyperventilation?
• How do you work and automated external defibrillator (AED)?
• What should I do before starting CPR?
• How do you do chest compressions during CPR?
• What is automated external defibrillator (AED)?
• When should I have someone call 911 when I'm giving CPR?
• When should you stop CPR?
• When should cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) be used, and how effective is it?
• How is a toe infection treated?
• What is fish-handler's disease?
• What should I do if I feel chest pains at home?
• Can a heart attack seem like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or acid reflux?
• When should I get medical help if a person faints?
• What is an angina or chest pain?
• Lightning Strike Treatment
• Chest Pain Treatment
• Chest Pain Treatment
• Guidelines for CPR and Automated External Defibrillators
• Palpitations Treatment
• What Is Hands-Only CPR?
• Can a seizure cause asphyxia?
• Ankle Fracture Treatment
• Treatment for Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Poisoning
• Allergy: Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Treatment
• Asthma Treatment
• Exercise-Induced Asthma Treatment
• Testicular Pain Treatment
• Inflammation of the Testicle (Orchitis) Treatment
• How to Take Care of Your Wound After Surgery
• How to Know Your Surgical Cut Is Healing Right
• Treatment for a Facial Fracture
• Broken Nose Treatment
• Broken Shoulder Blade Treatment
• Wilderness: Fractures or Dislocations Treatment
• Knee Dislocation Treatment
• Broken Foot Treatment
• Broken Arm Treatment
• Dislocated Elbow Treatment
• Broken Elbow Treatment
• Broken Leg Treatment
• Broken Collarbone Treatment
• Knee Injury Treatment
• Shoulder Separation Treatment
• Slipped Disk Treatment
• Shoulder and Neck Pain Treatment
• Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
• Skier's Thumb Treatment
• Tailbone (Coccyx) Injury Treatment
• Video on First Aid for Eye Problems
• How can my body temperature readings change?
• What is hypothermia?
• What body temperature is considered a fever?
• What can make you more likely to get hypothermia?
• When should I call a pediatrician about my child's fever?
• Who can get hypothermia?
• What are some tips to treat broken toenails at home?
• When can you treat broken toenails at home?
• How can you treat toe infections at home?
• What can you do to avoid motion sickness?
• How do antihistamines treat motion sickness?
• How can you treat motion sickness in children?
• What other drug can help with motion sickness?
• Wrist Injury Treatment
• Fishhook Injuries
• What tests are done for blood in your urine?
• First Aid Treatment for Hematuria
• What questions will my doctor ask about the blood in the urine?
• Electric Shock Treatment
• Drowning Treatment
• What should I do if an object is stuck in my child's eye?
• How is internal bleeding treated?
• How should I treat my child's eye that has been exposed to chemicals?
• How does a parent treat chemical exposure?
• How can parents treat a minor cut or scratch around the eye?
• What should a parent do to treat a black eye, bruising, or swelling?
• When should parents call the doctor after an eye injury ?
• When should I call the doctor for my child's eye?
• When should you call the doctor about minor cuts or scrapes?
• When does a scrape or cut begin to heal?
• How should I treat my child's eye that is bruised or swelling?
• When should I call 911 for my child's eye?
• How do I treat a minor cut or scratch around my child's eye?
• Treatment for Cuts or Lacerations
• What causes internal bleeding?
• What should you know about internal bleeding?
• When should you call 911 about your child's congestion or stuffy nose?
• What are the signs of an infection in a cut or scrape?
• When should you call the doctor about your child's congestion or stuffy nose?
• How should you cover a cut or scrape?
• How can you stop the bleeding of a minor cut or scrape?
• How can you treat other symptoms of congestion or stuffy nose for your child?
• How can you clean a minor cut?
• What are additional risk factors for internal bleeding because of trauma?
• What types of surgery are used to treat internal bleeding?
• What are the symptoms of internal bleeding because of trauma?
• What are the most serious sources of internal bleeding?
• Treatment for Iron Poisoning
• Stye Treatment
• How can you raise your blood sugar level if you have low blood sugar (hyperglycemia)?
• How should I treat a person with low blood sugar?
• When should I seek medical care for a mild headache?
• When should I seek medical help for a migraine headache?
• How should I treat the symptoms of my child's migraine?
• What does follow-up treatment for a stye entail?
• What should I do for a heat burn to my eye?
• What does follow-up care for a scratched eye entail?
• How do I protect my eyes from infection when I have a stye?
• When should I seek emergency treatment for a scratched eye?
• When should I call a doctor for a heat burn to the eye?
• How do I treat the symptoms of a migraine headache?
• What should I do if I get hit in the eye?
• Should I seek medical help for an eye sore?
• How should I treat a stye?
• What should I do if my eye is bleeding?
• When should I call 911 for an insulin reaction?
• What should I do for moderate or mild symptoms of an insulin reaction?
• When should I seek medical help for my child's migraine?
• How do I treat an inflamed eye?
• What should I do in the case of a severe insulin reaction?
• How should I treat my black eye?
• What should I do if there is a foreign particle in my eye?
• When should I seek medical help for a scratched eye?
• What should do if my eye is exposed to chemicals?
• How should I protect my eye if I have an eye sore?
• What does follow-up care for an eye sore entail?
• What is the follow-up treatment for my child's migraine?
• How can you treat a first-degree burn?
• How can a doctor help with treating a second-degree burn?
• How can you cool a second-degree burn?
• How should I clean a scratched eye?
• When should you call your pediatrician for a 4-month-old with a fever?
• How can you protect a first-degree burn?
• How can you cool a first-degree burn?
• How can you protect a second-degree burn?
• What over-the-counter medications can help with stomach pain?
• Ticks Treatment
• How can I stop a nosebleed?
• How can I prevent nosebleeds?
• Hyperventilation Treatment
• Human Bites Treatment
• Choking Treatment
• Ear Pain, Scuba Diving Treatment
• Heat Stroke Treatment
• Broken Hand Treatment
• Accidental Amputation
• Broken Jaw Treatment
• What should I do for someone who has diarrhea?
• Subungual Hematoma (Bleeding Under Nail) Treatment
• Nail Injuries Treatment
• What is asphyxia?
• What are some chemicals that can cause asphyxia?
• Panic Attacks Treatment
• Helping a Suicidal Friend
• What helps someone feel better after they have an object removed from their nose?
• When should I see a doctor about a puncture wound?
• When should you call a doctor about a splinter?
• How can I treat pain from a puncture wound?
• How should you help a person with knocked-out teeth?
• When should you call or see a doctor about a puncture wound right away?
• What are some first aid steps for a stingray sting?
• How do I treat symptoms of broken or knocked-out teeth?
• How can I stop the bleeding from a puncture wound?
• What are some first aid steps for a knocked-out teeth?
• What are symptoms of a severe allergic reaction to a stingray sting?
• What's the medical treatment for a stingray sting?
• How should you rehydrate if you get a sunburn?
• What is the follow-up like for a first-degree burn?
• How can I clean and protect a puncture wound, and what’s the follow-up for treatment?
• What should you do to someone with a snakebite while waiting for medical help?
• How might a doctor remove an object stuck in your nose?
• How are snakebites treated in the hospital?
• Treatment for Finger Injuries
• When should I see a doctor if I've injured my finger?
• When should you see a doctor for a first-degree burn?
• Shark Bite Treatment
• What should you do to treat a third-degree burn?
• How do you treat symptoms of a sunburn?
• When should you call 911 for a thermal burn?
• Shock Treatment
• How can you prevent shock from second-degree burn?
• When should you call a doctor about a nosebleed?
• When should you call a health care provider about a sunburn?
• When do I need to see a doctor if something is stuck in my nose?
• Ricin Treatment
• How can you stop a nosebleed?
• When should you call 911 about a sunburn?
• When should I do if I injure my finger and it's bleeding?
• Treatment for Broken or Knocked-Out Teeth
• Splinters Treatment
• Snakebite Treatment
• How can you prevent shock from a third-degree burn?
• Poisoning Treatment
• Nosebleeds Treatment
• Foreign Body, Nose Treatment
• How do I know if my hand injury is infected?
• First Aid for Electric Shock in Children
• How do a I treat a cut on my hand?
• Fainting Treatment
• Hand Injuries Treatment
• Treating Fever in Children
• What should I do if someone has cyanide poisoning?
• When should I see a health care provider about altitude or mountain sickness?
• When should I call 911 about animal bites?
• Mountain Sickness Treatment
• When should I call 911 about cyanide poisoning?
• Black Eye Treatment
• Broken Finger Treatment
• Crabs Treatment
• How do you treat a black eye?
• Treatment for Aspirin Poisoning
• Treatment of Cyanide Poisoning
• Treatment for Animal Bites
• Treating Gas Pain in Children
• Treating Dehydration in Children
• Coping With Colic
• Treating Reflux in Children
• Treating Breathing Problems in Children
• Foreign Body, Vagina Treatment
• Vaginal Bleeding Treatment
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Children
• Pregnancy, Vomiting Treatment
• Treating Stomachache and Nausea in Children
• When should I get medical attention if my kid is having breathing problems?
• What are signs of shock in a person with a broken hip?
• When should I call the doctor if my kid is having breathing problems?
• Leg Injuries: Fractures, Sprains, Strains, and Dislocation
• How to Stay Comfortable With a Cast: Dos and Don’ts
• Cut Off Your Fingertip or Toe? Do This
• Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment
• Nursemaid Elbow Treatment
• Signs of Labor
• Corneal Ulcer Treatment
• Traveler's Diarrhea Treatment
• Bee and Wasp Stings Treatment
• Video on 5 Ways to Prevent a Heatstroke
• Treating Coughs in Children
• First Aid for Eye Injuries
• Video: How Cuts Heal
• Eye Burns/Corneal Burns Treatment
• Hyphema (Bleeding in Eye) Treatment
• Video: How to Treat a Burn
• Video: How to Perform Hands-Only CPR
• Aspirin Poisoning
• Frostbite
• Surviving the Storm
• Infant CPR Video: Step-by-Step Instructions
• When should you call a doctor about dehydration in children under 12 years?
• What does follow up for dehydration involve?
• What is the outlook for people who had chemical burns?
• Where do most chemical burns occur?
• What are the signs of chemical burns?
• What is the first aid treatment for chemical burns?
• How can you replace fluids for dehydration in an infant up to 1 year old?
• How can you replace fluids for mild dehydration in a child age 1 to 11?
• What causes chemical burns?
• When should you seek medical care for chemical burns?
• What is iron poisoning?
• When should you seek medical care for iron poisoning?
• What are chemical burns?
• When should you call a doctor about iron poisoning?
• Who gets acute iron poisoning?
• What will the doctor do if your child is diagnosed with iron poisoning?
• How is iron poisoning diagnosed?
• What are medical treatments for chemical burns?
• What are symptoms of iron poisoning?
• What is the outlook for children who had experienced iron poisoning?
• What is the first thing should you do about chemical burns?
• When should you call 911 about dehydration in children under 12 years?
• How can you ease swelling if you have to wear a cast?
• When should you call your doctor about your cast?
• How can you manage the itching of your cast?
• What is a fiberglass cast?
• What is a plaster cast?
• How do you control swelling of a dislocated finger?
• What are symptoms of a dislocated finger?
• Do I need to see a doctor for a dislocated finger?
• What is the follow-up treatment for a dislocated finger?
• How should you apply ice on a bruise?
• When should you call a doctor about bruises?
• How can I ease my child's pain from bruises?
• How do you use automated external defibrillator (AED)?
• What should you do about aspirin poisoning?
• How do you get shellfish poisoning?
• How is skier's thumb symptoms treated?
• What are the follow-up treatments for aspirin poisoning?
• What should you do about fishhook injuries?
• What do you need to know about scorpionfish, lionfish, and stonefish poisoning?
• What do you need to know about jellyfish sting?
• What is the treatment for scorpionfish, lionfish, and stonefish poisoning?
• What can happen if you have shellfish poisoning?
• When and how can you remove a fishhook after an injury?
• What should you do about toxic shock syndrome?
• What do you need to know about using an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
• What should you do for a broken shoulder blade?
• What are follow-up treatments for toxic shock syndrome?
• What are symptoms of shellfish poisoning?
• What are symptoms of jellyfish sting?
• What is the treatment for jellyfish sting?
• What Is Asphyxia?
• What follow-up care can you expect for wrist injury?
• How can you ease itching and discomfort from poison ivy, oak, or sumac allergies?
• When should you call 911 about shoulder dislocation?
• How can you control the swelling of a broken finger?
• When should you call 911 about a transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
• How can you control the swelling of your injured wrist?
• When should you get medical help about a wrist injury?
• How can you control swelling from a shoulder dislocation?
• How can you immobilize a broken finger?
• When should you call 911 about chest injury?
• When should you start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for chest injury?
• When should you call 911 about poison ivy, oak, or sumac allergies?
• What helps treat the pain from a slipped disk?
• If someone dislocates their knee, can you put it back into place?
• What should I do if my child breaks a finger?
• When should I call the doctor about my child's reflux?
• What are signs that a person is at risk of committing suicide?
• What are signs of a broken foot that needs immediate medical attention?
• How do I stop the bleeding of an area affected by fracture or dislocation?
• How can I fix my child's reflux when feeding?
• What should I say if a friend is talking about suicide?
• Do I need to see a doctor if I think I have a slipped disk?
• How do I make a splint for my child's broken finger?
• How do I reduce swelling in my child's broken finger?
• Where can I get help for my child's broken finger?
• How should I get help for my friend who has suicidal thoughts?
• How long should you rest if you have a slipped disk?
• What are signs of a broken finger in children that needs immediate medical attention?
• What will your doctor do if you have a fractured or dislocated bone?
• When should you seek medical care if you have a cone snail sting?
• How do I stop the bleeding from a broken foot?
• How do I control swelling of a broken foot?
• What are symptoms of a slipped disk that needs immediate medical attention?
• What will a doctor do to treat a dislocated knee?
• What helps with the pain from a tailbone injury?
• How do I manage pain and inflammation in the area affected by fracture or dislocation?
• Is spitting up a problem in babies?
• What's the treatment if you have tetanus?
• How is cone snail sting treated?
• What are symptoms of a cone snail sting?
• What is a cone snail?
• What are symptoms of tetanus that need immediate medical attention?
• How do I reduce swelling and prevent injury of an area affected by fracture or dislocation?
• How will your doctor examine you for a foreign object in your rectum?
• What will a doctor ask about a foreign object in your rectum?
• When should I seek medical care for rectal foreign body?
• Do you need to see a doctor to remove a foreign object from your rectum?
• What's the treatment for a foreign object in your rectum?
• What happens after a doctor removes a foreign object from your rectum?
• How do objects get stuck in the rectum?
• What are symptoms of rectal foreign body?
• What can I do for a child with convulsions while waiting for medical help?
• How should I clean the area affected by insect bites and stings in children?
• When should I call a doctor about insect bites and stings in children?
• What do I need to know about convulsion in children?
• How should I remove the stinger for honeybee stings in children?
• When should a person with shoulder and neck pain seek medical care?
• What can I do at home to ease a neck strain?
• When should I get medical for a neck strain?
• How is carbon monoxide poisoning treated at the hospital?
• How should I treat symptoms of insect bites and stings in children?
• What are signs of insect bites and stings in children that need immediate medical attention?
• How can people with shoulder and neck pain ease muscle spasms?
• What should you do if you think someone has carbon monoxide poisoning?
• What OTC meds can help ease shoulder and neck pain?
• How should people with shoulder and neck pain rest?
• What do I need to know about insect bites and stings in children?
• How can people with shoulder and neck pain reduce swelling?
• When are some tests for shoulder and neck pain?
• What are signs of convulsion in children that need immediate medical attention?
• How can you immobilize a broken arm?
• When should you call 911 about a broken leg?
• How is frostbite diagnosed?
• Should you see a doctor about human bites?
• When should you call 911 about a broken arm?
• How can you stop the bleeding of a broken arm?
• What should I do if I have frostnip?
• How do you clean human bites?
• How do you remove a tick?
• When should you see a doctor about a tick bite?
• How do you clean a tick bite?
• What can you expect if you are admitted for frostbite?
• How can you reduce the swelling of a broken leg?
• How can you reduce the swelling of a broken arm?

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