Drug abuse is an excessive use of illegal drugs which are harmful to the body. These days, it is an act commonly found amidst teenagers and children. Alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and tobacco are the drugs most commonly abused by adolescents, followed by marijuana. …

Monkeypox is rare, but the number of cases being discovered are increasing, across the world. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONKEY POX What are the signs and symptoms of monkeypox? Monkeypox symptoms are similar but milder than smallpox symptoms. Early signs of monkeypox include flu-like symptoms such as: Fever…

The thought-provoking question everyone should ask themselves is, “how well am I prepared for emergency medical care?” Making sure you are prepared for emergencies is not an activity to be done once, it is continuous learning that one must revisit through regular training. Emergency preparedness saves time and lives. We…

If you or someone else has been shocked, your immediate response can have a big impact on minimizing the effects of an electric shock. An electric shock happens when an electric current passes through your body. This can burn both internal and external tissue and cause organ damage. A range…

Usually, after a bite from a venomous snake, there is severe burning pain at the bite site within 15 to 30 minutes. This can progress to swelling, and bruising at the wound site, and all the way up the arm, leg, or whichever part of the body is affected. …

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS Are you experiencing cough which is taking forever to go? It just might be TB, you need to look out closely for these symptoms. Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs. The bacteria that causes tuberculosis “Mycobacterium…

Accidents, by definition, occur without notice, and this can be in the workplace. Can your colleagues save you if anything happens? Training employees on first aid care doesn’t just teach them how to treat patients in need of first aid, it also builds their confidence on how to effectively manage…

Stress means different things to different people. What causes stress in one person may be of little concern to another, and some people are far able to handle stress than others. It’s hard not to get overwhelmed once in a while. …

What happens after a road accident takes place? What’s the next most important thing to do? Pedestrians and bystanders at the scene of an accident, are supposed to move over to help the victims. But, more often than not, bystanders don’t try to assist the victims instead, they either ignore and walk away, record the event on their phones, or just stand by and watch what…