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Snakebites
What is it? A bite from any snake. Most venomous snakes in North America have eyes like slits a...
Spider Bites
What is it? A bite from any spider. Most spider bites cause only minor injury but there are a f...
Sunburn
What is it? To burn or discolor from the sun. Symptoms: The affected skin will be: Painfu...
Tick Bites
What is it? A bite from a tick. Most tick bites are painless and cause only minor signs and sym...
Anaphylaxis
What is it? A life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) can cause shock, a sudden drop in...
Black Eye
What is it? Bruising caused by bleeding in the tiny blood vessels in the skin surrounding the ey...
Blisters
What is it? A bubble on the skin filled with serum caused by friction, burning, or other damage....
Chemical Burns
What is it? Tissue damage caused by strong acids, drain cleaners, paint thinner, gasoline and ma...
Cuts and Scrapes
What is it? A minor skin wound that may or may not draw blood. Plan of Action: 1. Wash your ha...
Dislocation
What is it? An injury in which the ends of your bones are forced from their normal positions. D...
Electrical Shock
What is it? Injury to the body from direct contact with a high-voltage source. The danger from ...
Fever
What is it? A rise in body temperature. consisting of 100.4 (38 C) or higher. Plan of Action: ...
Foodborne Illness
What is it? Illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins. S...
Foreign Object in the Ear
What is it? Anything in the ear canal that normally would not be there. If left untreated, a fo...
Foreign Object in the Eye
What is it? Anything that is in the eye that wouldn't normally be there. Plan of Action: To he...
Foreign Object in the Nose
What is it? Anything in the nose that wouldn't normally be there. Plan of Action: Remove r...
Foreign Object in the Skin
What is it? An object stuck under the skin such as wood splinters, thorns, slivers of metal or g...
Head Trauma
What is it? Any damage to the scalp, skull, or brain caused by injury. Plan of Action: To give...
Motion Sickness
What is it? Nausea caused by motion. Symptoms: Fatigue Cold sweats Headache ...
Poisoning
What is it? Injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs, ch...