First Aid This section provides information on handling emergencies and urgent problems. You will need to contact your health care provider in all emergency situations, but the information found here will help you make decisions until you get professional care. It will also help you determine the severity of the condition.

Allergic Shock Bites: Human and Animal Bites: Insect and Spider Bites: Snake Bites: Tick Burns Burns: Chemical Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Choking Cuts and Scrapes Dehydration Dislocations Dizziness Drowning Ear Emergencies Electrical Shock Fishhook Wounds Fractures Frostbite Head Injuries Heart Attack Heat-Related Problems Hyperventilation Hypothermia Marine-Life Stings Poisoning Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (RICE) Seizures Shock Slivers/Splinters Smashed Finger or Toe Stroke Tooth Knocked Out or Broken Using the Emergency Room

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