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Severe Bleeding
What is it? Blood pumping from a wound, bleeding that does not slow down with pressure, and/or b...
Seizures
What is it? Abnormal electrical activity in the brain. What causes it? Epilepsy Head ...
Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar
What is it? A disease that affects the levels of sugar in the blood. Too much sugar or too litt...
Heart Attack
What is it? A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle due to a clot. Symptoms: A heart atta...
Pulmonary Embolism
What is it? A blood clot in the lung. It occurs when a clot, usually in the leg or pelvis, brea...
Pneumonia with Pleurisy
What is it? Inflammation of the membranes that surround the lung (pleura). Symptoms: Chil...
Pericarditis
What is it? Swelling and irritation of the thin, saclike tissue surrounding your heart (pericard...
Chest Wall Pain
What is it? A type of muscle pain in the chest. Types of Chest Wall Pain: Bruised chest mu...
Choking
What is it? When an object lodges in the throat or windpipe blocking the flow of air. Signs/Sym...
Fainting
What is it? When your brain temporarily doesn't receive enough blood supply, causing you to lose...
Stroke
What is it? Occurs when there's bleeding into the brain or when blood flow to the brain is block...
Breathing Problems/Asthma
What is it? Mild or severe blockage of the air passages for many different reasons. One possibl...
Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack
Heart attacks and cardiac arrest are not the same thing. Heart Attack: Occurs when blood fl...
Burns
What is it? Tissue damage from hot liquids, the sun, flames, chemicals, electricity, steam and o...
Frostbite
What is it? When skin and underlying tissues freeze after being exposed to very cold temperature...
Heat Cramps
What is it? Painful, involuntary muscle spasms that usually occur during heavy exercise in hot e...
Heat Exhaustion
What is it? The body's response to an excessive loss of water and salt, usually through excessiv...
Heatstroke
What is it? The most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body can no longer control...
Human Bites
What is it? A bite wound from a human. Human bites can be as dangerous as or even more dangerou...
Insect Bites and Stings
What is it? A bite or sting from any insect. Most insect bites and stings are mild and can be t...