Learning First Aid: What to do until medical help arrives
<p><span word="CHRISTOPHER">CHRISTOPHER</span> <span word="CRUISE">CRUISE</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="SCIENCE">SCIENCE</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="NEWS">NEWS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Doughty">Doughty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pat">Pat</span> <span word="Bodnar">Bodnar</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="BOB">BOB</span> <span word="DOUGHTY">DOUGHTY</span>: <span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="poisonings">poisonings</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="swallowed">swallowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="insects">insects</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>.</p><p><span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="PAT">PAT</span> <span word="BODNAR">BODNAR</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> -- <span word="syrup">syrup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ipecac">ipecac</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="advises">advises</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="syrup">syrup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ipecac">ipecac</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pediatrics">Pediatrics</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="poisons">poisons</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>.</p><p><span word="BOB">BOB</span> <span word="DOUGHTY">DOUGHTY</span>: <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="abdominal">abdominal</span> <span word="thrusts">thrusts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="choking">choking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescuer">rescuer</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="bones">bones</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choking">choking</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airway">airway</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="abdomen">abdomen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="abdomen">abdomen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hipbones">hipbones</span>.</p>
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