First Aid
Learn about first aid
Accidents happen every day. An accident can be as simple as a fall that scrapes your elbow or sprains your ankle. Our first aid topics can help you deal with these common injuries. They can also teach you how to help someone else who has had an accident or injury. You'll learn the proper treatments that help prevent infection and further injury so you can be safe in all of your everyday activities.
Explore the following first aid topics to learn more:
- Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger
- Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
- Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
- Acetaminophen
- Allergic Reaction
- Allergies to Insect Stings
- Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behavior
- Animal and Human Bites
- Antihistamines
- Anxiety
- Arm Injuries
- Arm Problems, Noninjury
- Back Problems and Injuries
- Black Widow Spider Bite
- Blister Care
- Blisters
- Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
- Body Piercing Problems
- Breast Problems
- Broken Rib
- Broken Toe
- Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
- Brown Recluse Spider Bite
- Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
- Burns and Electric Shock
- Burns to the Eye
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Care for a Skin Wound
- Change in Heartbeat
- Chest Problems
- Chili Pepper Burns
- Choking Rescue Procedure: Heimlich Maneuver
- Cold Exposure: Emergency Equipment
- Cold Exposure: What Increases Your Risk of Injury?
- Cold Packs for Eye Injuries
- Cold Temperature Exposure
- Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness
- Constipation, Age 11 and Younger
- Constipation, Age 12 and Older
- Copperhead
- Coral Snake
- Coughs, Age 12 and Older
- CPR Quick Reference
- Crying, Age 3 and Younger
- Cut That Removes All Layers of Skin
- Cuts
- Cuts: When Stitches Are Needed
- Dealing With Emergencies
- Dehydration
- Diabetes: How to Give Glucagon
- Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger
- Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
- Disasters and Other Public Health Threats
- Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo
- Ear Canal Problems (Swimmer's Ear)
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Earwax
- Elbow Injuries
- Elbow Problems, Noninjury
- Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation
- Emergency First Aid for Heatstroke
- Eye Flushing
- Eye Injuries
- Eye Injury: First Aid for a Black Eye
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Chemical Burns
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Heat Burns
- Eye Injury: First Aid for Minor Cuts
- Eye Problems, Noninjury
- Facial Injuries
- Facial Problems, Noninjury
- Feeling Depressed
- Female Genital Problems and Injuries
- Fentanyl Overdose
- Fever or Chills, Age 11 and Younger
- Fever or Chills, Age 12 and Older
- Fever Seizures
- Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries
- Finger, Hand, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury
- First Aid for a Fishhook Stuck in an Eye
- First Aid for Chemical Burns
- First Aid for Low Back Pain
- First Aid Kit for Travelers
- Fishhook Injuries
- Food Poisoning: Toxoplasmosis
- Gas, Bloating, and Burping
- Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
- Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
- Headaches
- Heartburn
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Heimlich Maneuver for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
- Helping a Person During a Seizure
- High-Pressure Injection Wounds
- Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
- Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Home Remedies for Bites and Stings
- Home Treatment First Aid for Cold Exposure
- Home Treatment for Second-Degree Burns
- Hyperventilation
- Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure
- Insect Bites and Stings and Spider Bites
- Insect Stings: How to Remove the Stinger
- Itching Relief
- Jellyfish Sting: Home Treatment
- Kissing Bugs
- Knee Problems and Injuries
- Leg Injuries
- Leg Problems, Noninjury
- Marine Stings and Scrapes
- Mouth Wounds: How to Stop Bleeding
- Nail Problems and Injuries
- Naloxone Rescue Kits for Opioid Overdose
- Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger
- Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older
- Nervous System Problems
- Nonfatal Drowning
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
- Nose Injuries
- Nosebleeds
- Object in the Eye: First Aid
- Objects in the Ear
- Objects in the Eye
- Objects in the Nose
- Pinkeye
- Poisoning
- Pregnancy-Related Problems
- Problems After Delivery of Your Baby
- Puncture Wounds
- Puncture Wounds: Stitches, Staples, and Skin Adhesives
- Puss Caterpillar Stings
- Rash, Age 11 and Younger
- Rash, Age 12 and Older
- Rattlesnake Bite
- Rectal Problems
- Removing a Fishhook
- Removing Splinters
- Respiratory Problems, Age 11 and Younger
- Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE)
- Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus)
- Scalp Problems
- Scorpion Stings
- Scrapes
- Seabather's Eruption
- Seizures
- Self-Care Supplies
- Shock
- Shoulder Problems and Injuries
- Skin Adhesives (Liquid Stitches)
- Skin Changes
- Skin Cyst: Home Treatment
- Skin Rashes: Home Treatment
- Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
- Snake and Lizard Bites
- Snake Antivenom
- Snakebite: Symptoms of a Pit Viper Bite
- Sore Throat and Other Throat Problems
- Splint Care Tips
- Splinting
- Sponge Bath for a Child's Fever
- Stopping a Nosebleed
- Stopping Facial Bleeding
- Sunburn
- Swallowed or Inhaled Objects
- Swelling
- Swollen Glands, Hernias, and Other Lumps Under the Skin
- Taking Care of Your Stitches or Staples
- Tattoo Problems
- Tick Bites
- Ticks: How to Avoid and Remove Ticks
- Toe, Foot, and Ankle Injuries
- Toe, Foot, and Ankle Problems, Noninjury
- Treating Low Blood Sugar
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Using Cold and Heat Therapies
- Using Eye Ointment
- Weakness and Fatigue
Current as of: July 31, 2024
Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff
Clinical Review Board
All Healthwise education is reviewed by a team that includes physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners, registered dieticians, and other healthcare professionals.
