What would you put in your second aid kit?

  • Jumi@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Something to drink preferably water, some dextrose and magnesium and a blanket.

  • niktemadur@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    The blues singer character Mississippi Gary from The Kids In The Hall comes to mind:

    I got the blues so bad, I can’t even close my eyes… I gotta call a friend on the phone and tell him - “Buddy, come over and shut my eyes for me, I got the blues”.

  • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    Did you know there is last aid? It’s a project, pretty much like first aid, that aims to educate as many people as possible about end-of-life care.

    It’s amazing and everyone should learn about last aid!

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    8 hours ago

    First aid is what keeps the casualty alive long enough for second aid. Second aid is trained medical profesionals working in a medical setting, so a hospital or even the ambulace crew that take over after you stopped the casualty leaking too much.

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Yup. For minor issues, first aid is all that is needed; you don’t need to see a doctor for a minor cut, as long as the first aid ensures it’s not infected. But for larger things, secondary aid is what provides more long-term recovery.

      If someone dislocates a shoulder, first aid is putting it in a sling and bracing it against the body, so it doesn’t get worse (for instance, the tendons and ligaments in the shoulder joint can tear) before they can get to a hospital.

      If someone is massively bleeding, first aid is stopping the bleeding to keep them alive until they can get rescued.

    • bluGill@fedia.io
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      7 hours ago

      I would call the ambulence crew first aid. The hospital emergency room has a lot more equibment and staff. Sure the ambulence has more than you but their goal is still the same, get you to real help fast.

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        6 hours ago

        So the box on the wall that says “first aid” is the ambulance crew, roger that

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          5 hours ago

          The ambulance crew is part of first aid. As is the box on the wall. As is the non-medical person who uses something from that box on the wall to help. For all of them their primary purpose is to triage, and and then render get people to the correct needed care. Sometimes (often) the situation is minor and they can handle it, however their primary purpose is to get someone in trouble to better care fast. The ambulance crew has a few more tools to get you to the hospital fast, and some tools to solve emergency situations that most of us do not, but their primary job is still getting someone to a hospital.

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            17 minutes ago

            That’s pretty much what the name means as well. Well not directly, but ambulatory means to be able to walk. It’s called an ambulance, because the patients usually can not walk themselves to the hospital.

            That’s not what the word means nowadays obviously but like, originally. Bet you never thought about it until I brought it up.

  • Flemmy@lemm.ee
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    6 hours ago

    A flask of rum. If the first aid kit did or didn’t do it then at least buzz it out.

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    10 hours ago

    First aid is some random person that did a short class 10 years ago.

    Second aid is a doc that studied for years but still doesn’t have all the answers.

    Third aid is when you call the dev. They won’t pick up.

    • StarkZarn@infosec.pub
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      6 hours ago

      God hasn’t responded to a single one of my issues or merged a pull request since I started on this earth. Slacker.

  • Lembot_0002@lemm.ee
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    10 hours ago

    second aid

    It is when you look at the situation for a second, and that’s enough for you to understand that you can’t help.