http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/tick-bites.php First Aid Information They come out in the spring, and each year they spread further – the ticks. Thirty percent of them transmit borrelia pathogens, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis that can damage joints and organs. The disease often goes undetected. In the future, a new type of gel is intended to prevent an infection – if applied after a tick bite. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:37:02 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/tick-bites.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/helping-others.php First Aid Information Mental Health First Aid is a program that breaks new ground in helping the public to identify, understand, as well as respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:14:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/helping-others.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/cpr-pulse.php First Aid Information By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. Mon, 02 May 2011 13:17:10 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/cpr-pulse.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/cab-cpr.php First Aid Information The American Heart Association is re-arranging the ABCs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:28:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/cab-cpr.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/cpr.php First Aid Information One day, perhaps when you least expect it, a friend, relative, co-worker, or perhaps someone you are passing on the street, may go into cardiac arrest. This happens 350,000 times a year in the United States. Sadly, only 6 percent of the victims survive. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:34:17 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/cpr.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/hypoglycemia-aid.php First Aid Information Hypoglycemia is a temporary condition caused by unusually low blood sugar levels. Blood sugar, which is also called blood glucose, helps provide the body with energy. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:55:12 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/hypoglycemia-aid.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/grand-mal-seizures.php First Aid Information A grand mal seizure is a common type of seizure that involves every part of the brain. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:26:30 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/first-aid/grand-mal-seizures.php