BASICS OF FIRST AID

FIRST AID

First aid is the immediate treatment given to the victim of trauma or sudden illness before medical help is made available.

First aid helps,

             

• To preserve life
• To prevent further injury and deterioration of the condition of the patient
• To relieve pain.
• To make medical care available at the earliest.

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT

HOW TO MEASURE THE BLOOD PRESSURE ACCURATELY

                The accurate measurement of blood pressure is very important in diagnosing and deciding the exact treatment. Some people having white coat syndrome which leads to false diagnosis of hypertension in the hospital situations , in those cases the home BP measurement will be more helpful in identifying your average BP in normal condition.

By following simple steps you can measure your blood pressure in your home settings.

HEALTH AND FITNESS

HEALTH:

                What is health? When do you say that you are healthy? We can’t say person is healthy by his external appearance and physical fitness. Definition states that “ health is state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well being not merely absence of any disease or deformity”.

Although this definition has been subject to controversy, in particular as lacking operational value and because of the problem created by use of the word "complete", it remains the most enduring.[4][5] Classification systems such as the WHO Family of International Classifications, including the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), are commonly used to define and measure the components of health.