If your doctor is on Covid duty or not immediately available, here are some tips to deal with conditions such as burns, wounds and fractures while you wait for medical attention.
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00:00If you get an external injury, we consider it as a dirty wound and in this case, it is necessary to take injection of tetanus toxide and tetanus serum.
00:20First of all, we have to wash the wound with clean tap water for 2 to 3 minutes.
00:31Take a clean cloth and apply pressure on the wound so that the bleeding stops.
00:38If the bleeding does not stop, then you have to apply continuous pressure on the wound or a tight rope or towel can be tied around the wound.
00:51First of all, whenever there is an accident, we should not panic and ask the ambulance to call an ambulance.
01:06The patient should be removed from the crowd and oxygen should be provided to the patient.
01:16After that, we have to see three things medically.
01:20Airway, breathing and circulation.
01:22We have to see the patency of the airway first.
01:25There should not be any frothing in the patient's nose or mouth.
01:35In breathing, we have to see whether the patient is breathing or not.
01:39If the patient is not breathing, then it is a fatal signal.
01:42In this case, we have to give mouth-to-mouth breathing to the patient.
01:46In mouth-to-mouth breathing, we first fill air in our mouth and fill air in the patient's mouth.
01:53In circulation, we either give cavity pulse or radial pulse.
01:58Normal pulse rate is 60 to 100 per minute, which is normal for adults.
02:04If there is no circulation or pulse, then we should do CPR first.
02:15CPR means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
02:19This is a procedure that is better only for knowledgeable people.
02:23Otherwise, it can prove dangerous at times.
02:26My hands and elbows should be straight.
02:30And from this portion of the hand, which is the palmar surface, we give CPR.
02:37Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is done on the chest.
02:42And we do CPR by moving our hands like this.
02:47And we give CPR while counting 1, 2, 3, 4 in our mind.
02:55We have to take care of two things while giving CPR.
02:59First, when we are giving CPR, our depth should be at least 5 cm.
03:04That's why we have to give CPR with a lot of strength.
03:07Second, we have to do this 100 to 120 times per minute.
03:11If the patient is not breathing, then after giving CPR 30 times, we have to do mouth-to-mouth breathing twice.
03:26And the best way to show choking is Hamlick's Maneuver.
03:32With this, all the stuff that is stuck in the throat comes out.
03:37For Hamlick's Maneuver, first we have to go behind the patient.
03:43And then we make a fist like this.
03:46This fist is placed just above the belly button.
03:50And we cover this fist with the other hand.
03:54And after this, we give pressure towards the outward and inward.
03:59Like this, upward and inward.
04:02In this way, we do this 5 to 6 times.
04:05And in this time, our patient should come out of choking.
04:16In such cases, whenever there is fire, we should take a thick blanket.
04:21And we should cover the entire body with the blanket, leaving the nose and mouth of the patient.
04:26And extinguish the fire.
04:28We should take care of one thing.
04:31That we do not have to take it directly into the water.
04:34By doing this, we can put the life of the patient at risk.
04:37In such chemical burns, which we can work at home.
04:42The most important thing in it is to wash it with water in the case of chemical burns.
04:47Open the water tap for 10 to 15 minutes.
04:50And wash the chemical burn properly.
04:54Then some basic substances are used for acidic burns.
04:57Such as magnesium hydroxide.
05:08Fracture is an orthopedic case.
05:11And it should be treated in the hospital.
05:14Until we take the patient to the hospital, we should focus on rice therapy.
05:20Suppose this is my hand and it has a fracture.
05:23So first of all, we have to put it in rest.
05:26Rest means to keep all its weight on a solid substance.
05:31For this, we can either use wood, delivery boxes, cardboard, etc.
05:38Put it under your hand.
05:40Or if there is a foot injury, put it under the foot.
05:43For immobilization, we need a sling.
05:46If we don't have a sling, then we can tie a dupatta or any cloth with the sling.
05:55If we tie it very tightly, it can lead to compartment syndrome and other diseases.
06:02Icing reduces pain and swelling.
06:08And it is a very helpful and easy tool.
06:11By elevating, we can prevent compartment syndrome, which is a very common disease with fractures.