First Aid

The first rule of first aid is "Be prepared."

Read about the necessities to include in your baby's first-aid kit.

Learn about prepackaged first-aid kits that can save lives.

Seizures can happen with no warning signs. Read these tips to prepare for the unexpected.

Take these precautionary steps to remove a splinter safely.

Learn what steps to take to treat a sprain or break temporarily, until you can get professional care.

Read tips on preventing and treating poison ivy, and find out about other poisonous plants.

Find out how to remove ticks and learn the symptoms of Lyme Disease.

Learn the best methods for treating bee and wasp stings.

Find tips on how to treat frostbite.

Read tips on how to treat a head injury.

This article describes the long-term health problems that can result from head injuries.

Read tips on how to neutralize a jellyfish sting.

Learn how to remove objects from the eye and how to treat eye injuries.

This article helps explain the difference between hypothermia and shock, and describes the proper way to treat hypothermia.

Read the basic rules for dealing with an ice rescue.

Find tips on how to save your own life if you start choking.

Learn the proper way to use the Heimlich Maneuver on infants and pregnant women.