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First Aid: Cold Exposure

Intense cold can freeze the water in the body's cells (frostbite). In addition, exposure to cold may cause the body's overall temperature to drop (hypothermia). The result can be death.

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Treatment

Step-by-Step: Using RICE
Step-by-Step: Fitting a Cane
Step-by-Step: Fitting a Crutch
Step-by-Step: Fitting a Walker
Step-by-Step: Giving Yourself a Subcutaneous Shot
Step-by-Step: Going Through a Door with a Walker
Step-by-Step: Going Through a Door with Crutches
Step-by-Step: Going Up and Down Curbs with a Walker
Step-by-Step: Sitting with a Walker (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Sitting with a Walker (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Sitting with Crutches (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Sitting with Crutches (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Standing with a Walker (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Standing with a Walker (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Standing Up with Crutches (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Standing Up with Crutches (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using a Cane
Step-by-Step: Using a Cane on Stairs
Step-by-Step: Using a Walker (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using a Walker (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using Crutches on Stairs (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using Crutches with Step Through (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using Crutches with Step To (Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using Crutches with Swing Through (Non-Weight Bearing)
Step-by-Step: Using Crutches with Swing To (Non-Weight Bearing)
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After a Concussion
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Living With Post-Concussion Syndrome
At-Home Care for Influenza
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Pneumonia Care at Home
Recognizing and Treating Cellulitis
Treating Gallstones
Strategies for Managing Neck and Back Pain
R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)
Cast Care
Caring for Your Cast
Using Crutches Safely
Cold Laser Therapy
How to Fit Crutches and a Walker
How to Use Crutches on Stairs, Through Doorways, and In and Out of Cars
Excision of Soft Tissue Masses
How to Walk with a Walker
How to Walk with Crutches
What is Emergency Room "Triage"?
Medical Treatment in the Emergency Room
Assessing Your Needs in the Emergency Room
Why Do I Have to Wait So Long in the Emergency Room?
Responding to an Emergency
First Aid: Rescue Breathing
First Aid: Shock
First Aid: Abdominal Thrusts for Choking (Adult or Child)
First Aid: Bleeding
First Aid: Bandaging
First Aid: Cuts and Scrapes
First Aid: Poisoning
First Aid: Cold Exposure
First Aid: Heat Exposure
First Aid: Heart Attacks
First Aid: Punctures
First Aid: Chemical Exposure
Self-Care for Cuts, Scrapes, and Burns
Animal Bites and Scratches
Insect, Spider, and Scorpion Bites and Stings
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Human Bites
Snakebites
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Heatstroke
Smoke Inhalation
What to Expect in the Emergency Room (ER)
Dehydration and Rehydration in Children
When a Baby Is Choking (Up to Age 1)
When a Child Is Choking (Age 1 and Up)
Discharge Instructions for a Gunshot Wound
Step-by-Step-Choking in an Infant- What to Do
Step-by-Step- Choking Rescue for a Child (Over 1 Year of Age)
Using CPR and AED (Ages 8 Through Adult)
Discharge Instructions: Using a Walker on Stairs and Steps
Step-by-Step: Using a Walker on Stairs
Step-by-Step: Fitting a Crutch
Bronchitis, Antibiotic Treatment (Adult)
Bronchitis, No Antibiotic (Adult)
Fever Control (Adult)
Pneumonia (Adult)

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