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  1. First aid - Mayo Clinic

    First aid information from Mayo Clinic for use during a medical emergency.

  2. Shock: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Shock may result from trauma, heatstroke, blood loss or an allergic reaction. It also may result from severe infection, poisoning, severe burns or other causes.

  3. Emergency health information: Keep your personal and family records within reach - Mayo Clinic

    ... first aid kit and emergency kit. You could even try making one small enough to fit in your wallet or on an index card. Consider posting the index card on ...

  4. Poisoning: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs, chemicals, venoms or gases. Many substances — such as drugs and ...

  5. Foreign object in the skin: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Got something stuck in your skin? Use these first-aid tips to safely remove foreign objects and prevent infection.

  6. Puncture wounds: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Treatment. To take care of a puncture wound: Wash your hands. This helps prevent infection. Stop the bleeding. Apply gentle pressure with a clean bandage or ...

  7. Heart attack: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    A heart attack is a medical emergency. First aid for a heart attack includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).. It can help save a person's life.

  8. First-aid kits: Stock supplies that can save lives - Mayo Clinic

    Keep at least one first-aid kit in your home and one in your car. Store your kits someplace easy to get to and out of the reach of young children. Make sure ...

  9. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): First aid - Mayo Clinic

    If there is no pulse or breathing within 10 seconds, begin chest compressions. Start CPR with 30 chest compressions. Then give two rescue breaths. Continue this ...

  10. Fever: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Overview. A fever is a rise in body temperature. It's often a sign of infection. Fever itself most often is harmless and it may play a role in fighting ...