First Aid Articles

Treating Cuts at Home in 5 Easy Steps

You can promote healing and minimize the potential for scarring by covering the wound. Scientific studies show that keeping an injured area moist...
Halloween and Your Skin

The pumpkin is on the table, your kids are asking for spooky eyes and a silly mouth to be carved and oops, the knife slips and cuts your hand. Just one Halloween scenario which can result in an injury or even a trip to emergency...
Giving Burns the First, Second and Third Degree

Burns are dangerous because they damage the skin and capillaries resulting in the leakage of large amounts of body fluid to extravascular compartments. Dehydration is the major risk as body fluids can leak through the open wound and evaporate...