ALINMENTS-CAUSES-SYMPTOMS

Appendicitis
Severe and persistent pain (usually with fever nausea, vomiting).Rapid pulse, pain in the right lower abdomen
Treatment
Call doctor, Rest, avoid food or drink, and avoid laxative or enema

Bites
Animal (Dogs, Rats, Cats, any warm blooded animal)
Treatment
Take anti tetanus injection, for if tetanus develops it usually fatal. Drench wound with boiled water. Animals should be observed for hydrophobia, if possible.

Ant
Treatment
Apply theophrin ointments 5 percent

Bees, Wasps, Yellow Jackets
Treatment
Remove stings, Apply two drops of solution of soda bicarbonate or dilute ammonia water Apply ice or cold cloth wrung with boric acid solution to relieve swelling or pain. Avoid touch squeezing etc. Not dangerous unless wound month or throat and interfering with breathing

Human
Treatment
To avoid infection, scrub wound with soap and water. Apply antiseptic and wet salt solution.

Low forms of marine Life
Treatment
Clean, Wash with solution of 1 part ammonia, 1 part water. Apply paste of soda bicarbonate and cold cream

Snakes
Pain, swelling, discoloration, later nausea, vomiting, rapid heart beat, convulsions, paralysis.
Treatment
Keep patient quiet and warm. Call doctor. Apply bandage above wound(towards heat),tight enough to make veins swell. Sterilise knife and cross cut in form of a X above fang marks to cause free bleeding, don’t severe artery. Suck wound and spit out fluid. Repeat for half an hour. If swelling continues, make additional cross cut in semi circle above fang marks and apply suction for 15 minutes at each point. Apply strong solution of potassium permanganate / antiseptic on wounds. Give coffee or aromatic spirits of ammonia for nausea faintness. Rush to the nearest hospital.

Scorpion
Treatment:
In the event of swelling apply tourniquet above wound. Suck cut as in snake bite. Wash wound with potassium permanganate solution (2.5 grains in 1quart of cold water). Apply paste of baking soda and water. Apply hot or cold compress to reduce swelling.

Burns and Scalds
Treatment:
Let running water flow over the burn area. Call a doctor, if it is serious. Cover burn area (nerve endings) with thick paste of baking soda and water.

Scalds, Sunburn
1st Degree- Redness
2nd Degree-Blisters
3rd Degree –Deep tissue destruction
Treatment:
Use ointments or jellies or tannic acid on 1st degree burns, only jellies on 2nd degree burns. Never use tannic acid near eyes. Until doctor comes, remove clothing. Avoid using oils or ointments. In case of severe burns place patient in bath of salt solution at 95 -100 degree F even with clothing.

Acid Burns
Nitric
Sulphuric
Carbolic
Treatment:
Remove acid quickly with running water. Apply solution of 2 teaspoons soda bicarbonate in full glass of water (or dilute ammonia water). Treat as burn.

Alkali Burns
Caustic soda
Lye
Ammonia cleaning powders
Treatment:
Remove alkali quickly with running water. Apply diluted vinegar or lemon juice. Treat as burn.

Heart Attack
Chest pain
Pressure, heaviness or tightness in the chest
Pain or pressure in the neck or jaw
Pain or pressure in one or both arms (especially the left)
Shortness of breath
Sweating
Nausea
Pain or throbbing between the shoulder blades
Treatment
If you suspect a heart attack, call doctor immediately!
While waiting for the ambulance:

Sit down and rest. The more exercise or stress you put on the heart, the more damage the heart attack will do. Sit and rest until the ambulance arrives.

Have someone gather your medications. If there is someone with you, have them gather your medications or an updated list. It's a good idea to have personal medical information available at all times for the ambulance crew.

Take your nitroglycerin. If you have a prescription for nitroglycerin, this is why you have it. Take it as directed by your physician. Usually, you put a tablet under your tongue and let it dissolve. Do not take another person's nitroglycerin. Nitroglycerin can make some people's blood pressure drop dangerously low.